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Lisa Iverach1, Mark Jones2, Lauren F McLellan3
1Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia; School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Level 2, Public Health Building, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
Purpose:
Stuttering during adulthood is associated with a heightened rate of anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety disorder. Given the early onset of both anxiety and stuttering, this comorbidity could be present among stuttering children.
Method:
Participants were 75 stuttering children 7-12 years and 150 matched non-stuttering control children. Multinomial and binary logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios for anxiety disorders, and two-sample t-tests compared scores on measures of anxiety and psycho-social difficulties.
Results:
Compared to non-stuttering controls, the stuttering group had six-fold increased odds for social anxiety disorder, seven-fold increased odds for subclinical generalized anxiety disorder, and four-fold increased odds for any anxiety disorder.
Conclusion:
These results show that, as is the case during adulthood, stuttering during childhood is associated with a significantly heightened rate of anxiety disorders. Future research is needed to determine the impact of those disorders on speech treatment outcomes.
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