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“Office-based phonosurgery”, and “Telemedicine”. In
addition, several chapters, mostly within the Management
unit, have either been updated or had a complete shift in
focus – for example, the chapter on “Laryngopharyngeal
reflux”. Basic science chapters considered “classics” have
not been updated, although they would have benefited
from revised diagrams and images.
For the speech pathologist or student with emerging
skills in voice, the chapter by Thomas Murray and Clark A.
Rosen – “The role of the speech-language pathologist in
the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders” – provides
a clear overview of the speech pathologist’s role and
includes protocols based on evidence from research and
clinical practice. More experienced clinicians may find
advanced chapters more interesting, such as R. J. Baken
and R. F. Orlikoff’s chapter “Towards a dynamic diagnosis of
vocal function” and others detailing surgical management.
The addition of the “Role of the voice coach” chapter is
indeed interesting; it presents very specific voice training
exercises for the actor and professional voice user which
occasionally contradict the speech pathologist’s motor
learning approach, particularly with regard to the use of
metaphors and imagery.
The 4th edition of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice
Disorders is a comprehensive reference that would be a
good addition to a teaching or clinical library. For students
and speech pathologists new to voice it would be a useful
tool. However, if I owned the 3rd edition I would not rush to
purchase the 4th edition, as the editors accurately point out
“there has been a veritable explosion of advances based on
the associated sharing of information” and a great deal of
the new content is easily accessible elsewhere online and in
voice journals.
Rubin, J. S., Sataloff, R. T., & Korovin, G. S. (Eds.)
(2014). Diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders
(4th ed.). San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing. ISBN13: 978
1 59756 553 0; pp. 1019; US$350;
Kate Baumwol
With relevance for singers to
surgeons, the 4th edition of
the Diagnosis and Treatment
of Voice Disorders aims to
be a definitive complete
reference for all
professionals on the “art vs.
science” continuum of voice
work. At 1,019 pages and
weighing over 4 kg, it
certainly covers a significant
amount of content. The
format of the 4th edition
follows previous editions and the book is separated in into
three units: Basic science, Clinical assessment, and
Management. Ten chapters have been added since the
previous edition, in acknowledgement of the substantial
advancement in knowledge and treatment of voice
disorders in the past 10 years. The new chapters include
“Vocal fold extracelluar matrix and wound healing”,
“COUGH and the unified airway”, “The role of the voice
coach in the treatment of vocal disorders”, “Occupational
voice”, “Anesthesia in laryngology”, “Reinnervation: New
frontiers, emerging approaches to laryngeal replacement
and reconstruction”, “Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis”,
Resource review
Speech pathology resources