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Introduction to Organic and Neurogenic Disorders of Communication: Current Scope of Practice 1/e
Carole T. Ferrand
Ronald L. Bloom Ph.D.
Published February 1997 by Allyn & Bacon
Copyright 1997, 414 pp., Cloth
ISBN: 0-205-16867-1
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$99.40
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Summary

This book provides a life-span perspective on organic and neurogenic disorders of communication. The book presents current theories in the context of clinical practice and combines a medical approach to communication disorders with emphasis on educational, social and cultural factors. KEY TOPICS: The book includes traditional areas of practice (e.g. aphasia, voice disorders, etc.) as well as new or expanded areas (e.g. dysphagia, psychiatric disorders, dementias). Each chapter is based on current research and theory, which provides a solid and comprehensive framework for understanding these communication problems. In addition, essential information in the areas of instrumentation, analytic techniques, and medio-surgical advances is highlighted. The book provides intelligent and in-depth coverage of medically-related communication disorders and their consequences, without sacrificing readability. MARKET: For professionals working in the field of speech-language pathology.
Features

  • Includes traditional areas of practice (e.g. aphasia, voice disorders, etc.) as well as new or expanded areas (e.g. dysphagia, psychiatric disorders, dementias).
  • Geared primarily toward advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate coursework. Also suited for students or practicing professionals in allied health fields (e.g. OT, PT, nursing, etc.).
  • Book presents relevant anatomical and physiological information for each clinical population discussed.
  • Essential information in the areas of instrumentation, analytic techniques, and medio-surgical advances is highlighted.
  • Book provides intelligent and in-depth coverage of medically-related communication disorders and their consequences, without sacrificing readability.
Table of Contents



 1.  The Scope of Clinical Practice in Organic and Neurogenic Disorders of Communication (Ferrand & Bloom).


 2.  Epidemiology of Risk and Socio-Communicative Development in Medically Fragile Children (Rossetti).


 3.  The Life-Long Development of Communication Skills in People with Mental Retardation (Domingo).


 4.  Psychiatric Disorders and Communication (Baltaxe).


 5.  Differentiating the Dementias (De Santi).


 6.  Cognitive-Communicative Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury (Coelho).


 7.  Communication Disorders Following Focal Brain Damage (Bloom).


 8.  Neuromotor Speech Disorders (Bloom & Ferrand).


 9.  Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniofacial Anomalies, and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (Golding-Kushner).


10.  Structural and Functional Aspects of Normal and Disordered Swallowing (Logemann).


11.  Structurally Related and Neurogenic Voice Disorders (Ferrand).


12.  Alaryngeal Speech Rehabilitation (Slavin).


13.  Spasmodic Dysphonia (Stewart, Brin & Blitzer).


14.  Communicative Management of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (Flexer, Gillette & Wray).


15.  Deaf, Deafened, and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals: Communication, Education, and Rehabilitation (Israelite & Jennings).


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