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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455019303321

Titolo

Psychological well being and acquired communication impairments [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shelagh Brumfitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-27934-3

9786612279348

0-470-74930-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrumfittShelagh

Disciplina

616.85/506

Soggetti

Communicative disorders - Psychological aspects

Speech disorders

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Psychological Well-Being and Acquired Communication Impairments; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression in People with Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 3 Brain Injury and Psychological Well-Being; Chapter 4 The Role of Self-Esteem: Issues in Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 5 The Role of Well-Being in Quality of Life for the Person with Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 6 The Visual Analog Mood Scales; Chapter 7 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Assessment and Management of Well-Being

Chapter 8 Psychological Approaches to Working with People in the Early Stages of RecoveryChapter 9 Group Therapy-An Interprofessional Approach; Chapter 10 Solution Focused Brief Therapy for People with Acquired Communication Impairments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Psychological Well-being and Acquired Communication Impairments is an essential resource for all health professionals working with this complex client group. It offers a unique multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, looking at the evidence base as well as clinical practice.  The book covers both the assessment of people with acquired



communication impairments as well as reviewing the available interventional approaches. Chapters cover such key topics as approaches to the assessment of anxiety and depression, the impact of brain injury, the role of an assessment of mood and the