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symptomatic therapy

Therapy designed to bring about relief either through the elimination or modification of symptoms rather than causes. Treatment of the overt or observable aspects of stuttering difficulties as well as their covert correlates.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)