These are quotes that Rustin & Cook cite in their article on incorporating family into therapy. Illustrating how the emotional component could perhaps enter into the equation that captures one�s stuttering, and potentially complicate treatment.

Emotional element can become a significant or the most signicant component of the disorder for some people (Sheehan)

A variety of cognitive based therapies have been reported in the past decade, trying to help person who stutter re-evaluatate or assess the negative attitudes about speaking and themselves.