[PDF] Social And Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury eBook

Author : Skye McDonald
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1134950136

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There are very few books available which are concerned with the unique communication problems that can come with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In recent years there has emerged a realisation that these difficulties in communication are closely tied to the cognitive, behavioural and social problems observed following traumatic brain injury. This is changing the way people with TBI are assessed and is generating new approaches to rehabilitation. This volume will be of interest to psychologists, speech pathologists and therapists and linguists. Clinicians and researchers working with people with traumatic brain injury, and their students, will find it a comprehensive source of contemporary approaches to characterising the communication problems of people with TBI and for planning rehabilitation.

Author : Skye McDonald
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1136768645

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can seriously disrupt the social and communication skills that are basic requirements for everyday life. It is the loss of these interpersonal skills that can be the most devastating for people with TBI and their families. Although there are many books that focus upon TBI, none focus on communication and communication skills specifically. This book fills this important gap in the literature and provides information ranging from a broad overview of the nature of pathology following TBI and its effects on cognition and behaviour, through to the latest evidence about ways to assess and treat social and communication disorders. Much has changed in the field of communication disorders and TBI since the first edition of this book was published in 1999. There have been advances in neuroimaging, providing more accurate understanding of how the brain is damaged in TBI and also insights into its repair. There has been a burgeoning interest in social cognition, and advances in how communication is conceptualized, with a particular focus on the role of how context facilitates or impedes communicative ability. Most importantly, much has changed in the arena of rehabilitation. There is now a growing evidence base of treatments aimed at improving communication problems following TBI, new resources for accessing this information and renewed interest in different kinds of methods for demonstrating treatment effects. Bringing together a range of expert international researchers interested in understanding the nature and treatment of TBI this book covers topics from understanding how the brain damage occurs, how it affects social and communication skills and how these problems might be treated. As such it will be of great interest to clinicians, postgraduate and undergraduate students and researchers in neuropsychology, speech and language pathology.

Author : Skye McDonald
Publisher :
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780863777240

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This text brings together a contemporary collection of chapters that represents work being done in the area covering social and functional linguistic behaviour in adults and children.

Author : Jean Blosser
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,37 MB
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Brain-damaged children
ISBN : 9781635500417

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Jean Blosser's name appears first in the previous edition.

Author : Skye McDonald
Publisher :
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781841699004

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This collection of papers provides some new perspectives on communication disorders after traumatic brain injury (TBI). New empirical data, reviews of existing studies and clinical observation form the basis of the commentaries each of which attempts to consider communication impairments after TBI in context. Theoretical approaches such as systemic functional grammar, speech act theory and social skills theory are used as frameworks to characterise aspects of communication and, collectively, provide insights into how disorders of communication may fluctuate from one setting to the next and how sociocultural factors and co-existing cognitive disturbances might influence this. Turkstra and Ylvisaker & Feeney discuss the importance of considering the sociocultural background of individuals (adolescent and adult respectively) with TBI when setting rehabilitation goals. It is clear that many TBI clients come from cohorts that differ significantly from those to which rehabilitation professionals belong and that this has implications for determining the adequacy of current communicative styles and the development of standards of communication and rehabilitation techniques acceptable to the client. Togher presents research which illustrates how different social settings provide differential opportunities for TBI interlocutors influencing the extent to which communication disturbances are manifest. Dennis & Barnes and Godfrey & Shum focus upon the role that co-existing cognitive disorders, working memory deficits and executive dysfunction respectively, play in the production of communication impairment. Finally, McDonald draws these themes together as a springboard for considering the potential role that deficits in social perception may play in the production of communication disorder after traumatic brain injury.

Author : Edilene Curvelo Hora
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN :

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Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Author : Barbara O'Connor Wells
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1421442566

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An all-in-one guide for helping caregivers of individuals with brain injury or degenerative disease to address speech, language, voice, memory, and swallowing impairment and to distinguish these problem areas from healthy aging. Advances in science mean that people are more likely to survive a stroke or live for many years after being diagnosed with a degenerative disease such as Parkinson's. But the communication deficits that often accompany a brain injury or chronic neurologic condition—including problems with speech, language, voice, memory, and/or swallowing—can severely impact quality of life. If you are a caregiver coping with these challenges, this all-in-one book can help you and your loved one. Written by a team of experts in speech-language pathology, each chapter focuses on a different aspect of caregiving and features relatable patient examples. Providing answers to common questions, definitions of complex medical terms, and lists of helpful resources, this book also: • touches on expected, age-related changes in communication, memory, swallowing, and hearing abilities, to name a few • offers practical strategies for caregivers to cope with speech, language, and voice problems and to maximize their loved one's ability to communicate • reveals how caregivers can assist their loved ones with swallowing challenges to maintain good nutrition and hydration • provides crucial information on how caregivers can handle grief and take care of themselves during the caregiving process • explains how to incorporate the arts, as well as a loved one's hobbies and interests, into their communication or memory recovery This comprehensive book will allow readers to take a more informed and active role in their loved one's care. Contributors: Marissa Barrera, Frederick DiCarlo, Lea Kaploun, Elizabeth Roberts, Teresa Signorelli Pisano

Author : Skye McDonald
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 38,65 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1136768718

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can seriously disrupt the social and communication skills that are basic requirements for everyday life. It is the loss of these interpersonal skills that can be the most devastating for people with TBI and their families. Although there are many books that focus upon TBI, none focus on communication and communication skills specifically. This book fills this important gap in the literature and provides information ranging from a broad overview of the nature of pathology following TBI and its effects on cognition and behaviour, through to the latest evidence about ways to assess and treat social and communication disorders. Much has changed in the field of communication disorders and TBI since the first edition of this book was published in 1999. There have been advances in neuroimaging, providing more accurate understanding of how the brain is damaged in TBI and also insights into its repair. There has been a burgeoning interest in social cognition, and advances in how communication is conceptualized, with a particular focus on the role of how context facilitates or impedes communicative ability. Most importantly, much has changed in the arena of rehabilitation. There is now a growing evidence base of treatments aimed at improving communication problems following TBI, new resources for accessing this information and renewed interest in different kinds of methods for demonstrating treatment effects. Bringing together a range of expert international researchers interested in understanding the nature and treatment of TBI this book covers topics from understanding how the brain damage occurs, how it affects social and communication skills and how these problems might be treated. As such it will be of great interest to clinicians, postgraduate and undergraduate students and researchers in neuropsychology, speech and language pathology.