The sciences of aphasia : from therapy to theory

It is now widely expected that scientific evidence and theory should be used to describe aphasia and aphasia therapy. This book provides review chapters on controversial research and clinical issues in aphasia and aphasia therapy. Contributions from distinguished scholars from all over the world (Europe, America, Australia) cover the range of disciplines involved in aphasia, including neurology of aphasia, cognitive and linguistic approaches to aphasic therapy, psychosocial approaches, aphasia research methodology, and efficacy of aphasia therapy. This book brings together contributions of all these disciplines and makes a link between theory and therapy from a scientific perspective. Each chapter offers a current review with extensive references, thus providing a useful resource for clinicians, students and researchers involved in aphasia and aphasic therapy including doctors, psychologists,linguists and speech and language therapists. The papers in this book were presented at the first European Research Conference on Aphasia.

The Sciences of Aphasia: From Therapy to Theory provides state of the art review chapters on controversial research and clinical issues in aphasia and aphasia therapy. Contributions from distinguished, international scholars cover the range of disciplines involved in aphasia, including neurology of aphasia, cognitive and linguistic approaches to aphasic therapy, psychosocial approaches, aphasia research methodology, and efficacy of aphasia therapy. Each chapter offers a current review with extensive references, thus providing an invaluable resource for clinicians, students and researchers involved in aphasia and aphasic therapy including doctors, psychologists, linguists and speech and language therapists.

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Reviewer:Michael J. Bamdad, MA, CCC-SLP(George Washington University)
Description:This book provides information for graduate clinicians on aphasia, from theories to methodology of aphasia research to functional treatment approaches.
Purpose:The purpose is to discuss the need for empirical research to support treatment approaches for aphasia. The book, a collection of articles from Euroconference 2000, attempts to show how the field is managing this need. This is a much needed and worthy objective, which has clearly been met by the authors.
Audience:According to the authors, this book is intended for all persons either working with, or studying about, persons with aphasia.
Features:Section one reviews basic neuroscience information, and section two then moves right into research on specific treatment approaches. The book continues with specific treatment and disorder areas, then moves into cognitive domains to a degree, and concludes with articles on methodology of aphasia therapy research. The layout and organization of the text makes it easy to use as a reference.
Assessment:Although no one area is covered extensively in this book, the review from this conference clearly provides a strong resource for information regarding aphasia intervention and its research as well as a wealth of references on this topic.

It is now widely expected that scientific evidence and theory should be used to describe aphasia and aphasia therapy. The Sciences of Aphasia: From Therapy to Theory provides state-of-the-art review chapters on controversial research and clinical issues in aphasia and aphasia therapy. Contributions from distinguished scholars from all over the world (Europe, America, Australia) cover the range of disciplines involved in aphasia, including neurology of aphasia, cognitive and linguistic approaches to aphasic therapy, psychosocial approaches, aphasia research methodology, and efficacy of aphas