This 31-chapter guide details the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of voice disorders in actors, singers, and other voice professionals. Otolaryngologists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, singing voice specialists, singing teachers, and performers from the US, Europe, and Brazil discuss the influence of music on brain development, the history of professional voice care, types of vocal styles and techniques, vocal anatomy and physiology, and the effects of age; the identification and diagnosis of voice problems; pharmacologic, behavioral, nonsurgical, and surgical treatments, including medications, complementary and alternative techniques, voice therapy, the Alexander technique, and treatment of performance anxiety; and building a professional voice practice. This edition has been updated with six new chapters. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)