The place of phoniatrics in the organization of medical care

Abstract

The phoniatric organization must cover the whole range of speech and voice disorders. In Sweden, medical specialists, phoniatricians, must co—operate with logopedes. In addition to two years of studies in phoniatrics, the phoniatrician has acquired knowledge in otolaryngology (1 year), audiology, child and adult psychiatry, and clinical neurology (6 months each). Three years of university studies lead to a degree in logopedics. In the phoniatric clinic of regional hospitals, this team co—operates with other specialists and teams at the same hospital, as well as with other logopedes and other medical and social specialists in smaller hospitals. School speech therapy has its own organization.