
Half of patients with stuttering also experience anxiety, highlighting the psychiatrist’s role in care and support.
Dr Kikuchi is assistant professor in the department of otorhinolaryngology at Graduate School of Medical Sciences in Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a board member of the Japan Society for Stuttering and other Fluency Disorders (JSSFD), the Japanese Development Chair of the World Stuttering Network (WSN), and the secretary of the Stuttering Treatment and Research Society (STARS).
Half of patients with stuttering also experience anxiety, highlighting the psychiatrist’s role in care and support.