DISMANTLING SIMPLIFIED REGULATED BREATHING - A CASE OF A BILINGUAL STUTTERER

In this case study of a 28-year-old bilingual male, the Simplified Reg ulated Breathing treatment for stuttering was further dismantled. Impl ementing noncontingent diaphragmatic breathing in one treatment sessio n, stuttering was reduced in both English (his second language) and Ru ssian (his native language), while his words per minute increased. In addition, the implementation of treatment resulted in a decrease in se condary struggle behaviors associated with stuttering. The results wer e seen as socially valid and the treatment was seen as acceptable to t he participant. Implications of this case study are presented. (C) 199 8 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.