Forums in clinical aphasiology / / edited by Chris Code and Dave J. Muller

• Pubblicazione: [London], : Whurr Publishers, c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8552
• Soggetto topico: Aphasia; Aphasia - Diagnosis
• Altri autori: CodeChristopher <1942-> MullerDave J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Forums in Clinical Aphasiolog y; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Issues in Clinical Aphasiology; Clinical Forum 1: Reapportioning time for aphasia rehabilitation: a point of view; Global aphasia: the case for treatment; Is there support for assumptions underlying 'Reapportioning time for aphasia rehabilitation: a point of view'?; Comments on 'Reapportioning time for aphasia rehabilitation: a point of view'-a suggestion in search of support; Reapportioning time for aphasia rehabilitation: a point of view. Reply to Wertz, Edelman and Parsons ; Clinical Forum 2: The cognitive cloud and language disordersCommentary: Carving the cognitive chicken; Biological constraints on the description of cognitive functions: a silver lining in the cloud?; Language and cognition--problems of their vivisection; Cognitive cloud: thunderheads on the horizon?; Cognitive science and the language/ cognition distinction; Reply: On carved chickens, silver linings, vivisection, and thunderheads; Clinical Forum 3: The relation of aphasia to dementia; Dementia and dysphasia: 'like asking a blind man to describe an elephant' ; Language disorders in dementia as aphasia syndromesAlzheimer versus Broca and Wernicke; Studies of dementia: in search of the linguistic/cognitive interaction underlying communication; Aphasia and dementia: steps towards a new era in neuropsychology; Reply: Language in dementia: agreement?; Part 2: Assessing for Treatment; Clinical Forum 4: Aphasia tests reconsidered; Commentary: Cognitive psychology and clinical aphasiology; What should be the core of aphasia tests?(The authors promise but fail to deliver); Aphasia assessment: the acid tests ; Diagnostic tests as tools of assessment and models of information processing: a gap to bridgeMissing the wood and the trees: a reply to David, Kertesz, Goodglass and Weniger; Clinical Forum 5: Using the PICA in clinical practice: are we flogging a dead horse?; Don't throw out the Porch with the bathwater: a second look at the future of the PICA; To be or not to be: the PICA is the question; The PICA revisited; Usin the PICA in clinical practice: a reply to Di Simoni and Merson, Crockett and Purves and Martin ; Clinical forum 6: Functional assessment of communication: merging public policy with clinical viewsFunctional communication assessment and intervention: some thoughts on the state of the art; Functional assessment of communication: implications for the rehabilitation of aphasic people: reply to Carol Frattali; Functional assessment: a clinical perspective; Functional communication assessment: an Australian perspective; Beyond barriers: a reply to Chapey, Sacchett and Marshall, Scherzer, and Worrall; Part 3: Computers in Clinical Aphasiology ; Clinical Forum 7: Efficacy of aphasia treatment using microcomputers
• Sommario/riassunto: This work brings together a selection of Clinical Forum features from the journal ""Aphasiology"". The fora are designed to cover issues in clinical aphasiology which are central, topical and controversial. Each forum concerns a main article and a number of commentaries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Forums in clinical aphasiology
• ISBN: 1-282-54890-5; 9786612548901; 0-470-69917-5; 0-470-69858-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876770603321
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