In this chapter, an overview of the heterogeneous group of functional voice disorders is
given, including the psychogenic voice disorder (PVD) and hyperfunctional or muscle …

The study's objectives were to investigate (1) the frequency of perceived stress, anxiety, and
depression for patients with common voice disorders,(2) the distribution of these variables …

Purpose: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and related conditions, such as
discrimination, are social determinants of health (SDOHs). Critical race theory (CRT) is a …

Purpose Research suggests that abnormal levels of intrinsic laryngeal muscle (ILM)
contraction is a potential causal factor in stress-induced voice disorders. This study seeks to …

Abstract Knowledge on brain networks subserving vocalization in vocally healthy individuals
under various task conditions is scarce but paramount to understand voice disorders. The …

Objectives The benefits of mindfulness meditation are well documented. This study
evaluated the immediate effects of mindfulness meditation (MM) on the voice and voice user …

Surface electromyography (EMG) can be used to record the activation potentials of
articulatory muscles while a person speaks. This technique could enable silent speech …

Purpose We investigated whether participants who reported more often occurring vocal
symptoms showed higher salivary cortisol levels and if such possible associations were …

Nonverbal markers of childhood trauma have been identified in the literature. Yet, the
relationship between childhood trauma and the voice is still largely unexplored. We report …

Introduction: It has been proposed that some individuals are “laryngoresponders”(LRs) in
that their stress manifests in the laryngeal region and laryngeal functions (eg, voice and …