Aphasia rehabilitation : the impairment and its consequences / / edited by Nadine Martin, Cynthia K. Thompson, Linda Worrall

• Pubblicazione: San Diego, California : , : Plural Publishing Inc., , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.855206
• Soggetto topico: Aphasic persons - Rehabilitation
• Persona (resp. second.): MartinNadine <1952->; ThompsonCynthia K.; WorrallLinda
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""Section I""; ""1. Approaches to Aphasia Treatment""; ""Section II""; ""2. A Case of Fluent Aphasia""; ""3. Treatment for Fluent Aphasia from a Cognitive-Impairment Perspective""; ""4. Concentrating on the Consequences""; ""5. Impairment and Life Consequences Approaches for Fluent Aphasia""; ""Section III""; ""6. A Case of Severe Apraxia of Speech and Aphasia""; ""7. Intervention for a Case of Severe Apraxia of Speech and Aphasia: A Functional-Social Perspective""; ""8. Treatment for a Case of Severe Apraxia of Speech and Aphasia"" ; ""9. Impairment and Functional-Social Approaches for Severe Apraxia of Speech and Aphasia""""Section IV""; ""10. A Case of Nonfluent Aphasia and Agrammatism""; ""11. Impairment-Based Treatment for Agrammatism from a Neurolinguistic Perspective""; ""12. Intervention for Agrammatism from a Consequences Perspective""; ""13. Impairment and Life Consequences Approaches for Treatment of Nonfluent Aphasia with Agrammatism""; ""Section V""; ""14. A Case of Anomic Aphasia""; ""15. Intervention for Anomic Aphasia from a Functional Perspective"" ; ""16. Intervention for Anomic Aphasia from a Cognitive Impairment-Based Perspective""""17. Cognitive and Functional Interventions for Anomic Aphasia""; ""Section VI""; ""18. A Case ofLetter-by-Letter Reading""; ""19. A Treatment Plan for a Letter-by-Letter Reader""; ""Section VII""; ""20. The State of Impairment and Consequences-Based Approaches to Treatment for Aphasia""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: This case-based book specifically contrasts impairment- and consequences-focused treatment for persons with aphasia that enables clinicians to evaluate for themselves the relative contributions that each approach provides, to evaluate their relative strengths and weaknesses, and finally to seek common ground. In each of the cases, detailed descriptions and assessment results are provided and clinical management plans, representing each approach, are presented by internationally recognized experts in aphasia rehabilitation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Aphasia rehabilitation
• ISBN: 1-59756-835-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797345403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II