The Erasmus Models for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stuttering

Jan Bouwen

The two models for the diagnosis and treatment of stuttering, used by the department of Otorhinolaryngology-Phoniatrics of the Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be presented and explained. The first model is a multi-factorial circular model for the diagnosis of stuttering of adolescents and adults. The basic structure is formed by four components: the verbal motor-, cognitive-, emotional-, and social component. The second model, based on this multi-factorial model, reflects the therapy process for the advanced stutterer. The treatment offers adolescents and adults several individual options and combinations of therapy goals.