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Title Aphasia rehabilitation : the impairment and its consequences / edited by Nadine Martin, Cynthia K. Thompson, and Linda Worrall
Published San Diego : Plural Pub., ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 277 pages) : illustrations
Contents Approaches to aphasia treatment / Cynthia K. Thompson and Linda Worrall -- A case of fluent aphasia / Anna Basso and Audrey L. Holland -- Treatment for fluent aphasia from a cognitive-impairment perspective / Anna Basso -- Concentrating on the consequences : consequence-oriented treatment / Audrey L. Holland -- Impairment and life consequences approaches for fluent aphasia : convergences and divergences / Audrey L. Holland and Anna Basso
A case of severe apraxia of speech and aphasia / David Howard and Nina Simmons-Mackie -- Intervention in a case of severe apraxia of speech and aphasia : a functional-social perspective / Nina Simmons-Mackie -- Treatment in a case of severe apraxia of speech and aphasia : an impairment-based perspective -- David howard -- Impairment and functional-social approaches for severe apraxia of speech and aphasia : convergences and divergences / Nina Simmons-Mackie and David Howard
A case of nonfluent aphasia and agrammatism / Cynthia K. Thompson and Linda Worrall -- Impairment-based treatment for agrammatism from a neurolinguistic perspective / Cynthia K. Thompson -- Intervention for agrammatism from a consequences perspective / Linda Worrall -- Impairment and life consequences approaches for treatment of nonfluent aphasia with agrammatism : convergences and divergences / Linda Worrall and Cynthia K. Thompson
A case of anomic aphasia / Nadine Martin and Jacqueline Hinckley -- Intervention for anomic aphasia from a functional perspective / Jacqueline Hinckley -- Intervention for anomic aphasia from a cognitive impairment-based perspective / Nadine Martin -- Cognitive and functional interventions for anomic aphasia : convergences and divergences / Jacqueline Hinckley and Nadine Martin
A case of letter-by-letter reading / Linda Garcia -- A treatment plan for a letter-by-letter reader : intervention from an integrated perspective / Linda Garcia -- The state of impairment- and consequences-based treatments for aphasia : final commentary / Argye Hillis, Linda Worrall, and Cynthia K. Thompson
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Aphasic persons -- Rehabilitation -- Case studies
Aphasia -- rehabilitation
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Aphasic persons -- Rehabilitation
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
Author Martin, Nadine, 1952-
Thompson, Cynthia K
Worrall, Linda
ISBN 9781597568357
159756835X