Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Adults with Stuttering: A Preliminary Study

The aim of this preliminary study was to examine the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for enhancing communication attitude, quality of life, self-esteem and speech fluency in adults who stutter. A pre-post interventional design was employed. The sample consisted of 5 adults with the diagnosis of stuttering. The the rapeutic program included 15–20 sessions of one hour each. The pre and post intervention assessments were done using Toronto Mindfulness Scale, Modified Erickson Scale of Communication Attitudes, WHO Quality of Life-BREF Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Perceptions of Stuttering Inventory and Stuttering Severity Instrument. The finding of the study shows that mindfulness-based CBT is effective in treatment of adults who stutter.