What Causes Stuttering?

Emotional Trauma

Stuttering caused by emotional trauma is sometimes also termed as psychogenic. Psychogenic stuttering can occur due to psychological trauma and can occur in children and adults, as well. The onset is typically sudden and occurs directly after severe psychological trauma. Chronic depression can be a contributing factor to psychogenic stuttering. Researchers have theorized that this type of stuttering may not be as sudden as it appears. In adults where stuttering has psychogenic factors, there was often a stuttering disorder that was present in childhood but was in remission before the trauma occurred. Working with a mental health counselor and a speech-language pathologist may help resolve the relationship between the trauma and the onset of stuttering.

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