Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice [Hardcover]

G. Albyn Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0205298346 | ISBN-13: 978-0205298341 | Edition: 1

Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice offers perhaps the only balanced and comprehensive presentation of theoretical study and clinical practice of aphasiology. Modern psycholinguistics and cognitive neuropsychology are employed for developing understanding of diagnosis. Right hemisphere dysfunctions and closed head injuries are reviewed as well as aphasia caused by stroke. Current trends in managed care, functional therapy, and theory-driven treatments are reflected in the presentation of rehabilitation. The book begins with etiology and moves quickly to clinical assessment. It teaches diagnostic thinking with respect to the relationships between symptoms and hidden impairments in cognitive terms. Through this approach, a future clinician should acquire an appreciation for the scientific investigation that supports a clinical discipline. The book's accessible writing style minimizes the intrusion of referencing. The emphasis is on explanation and illustration, rather than on a fastidious inclusion of every study. Tables are used to summarize essential points and to provide historical overviews, while many instructional points are viewed throughout the book including a case study about the story of Martin Exeter and his family, which begins and concludes the book. For beginning or practicing clinicians of Neurogenic Language Disorders or Speech Pathology.

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Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice offers perhaps the only balanced and comprehensive presentation of theoretical study and clinical practice of aphasiology. Modern psycholinguistics and cognitive neuropsychology are employed for developing understanding of diagnosis. Right hemisphere dysfunctions and closed head injuries are reviewed as well as aphasia caused by stroke. Current trends in managed care, functional therapy, and theory-driven treatments are reflected in the presentation of rehabilitation.

The book begins with etiology and moves quickly to clinical assessment. It teaches diagnostic thinking with respect to the relationships between symptoms and hidden impairments in cognitive terms. Through this approach, a future clinician should acquire an appreciation for the scientific investigation that supports a clinical discipline. The book's accessible writing style minimizes the intrusion of referencing. The emphasis is on explanation and illustration, rather than on a fastidious inclusion of every study. Tables are used to summarize essential points and to provide historical overviews, while many instructional points are viewed throughout the book including a case study about the story of Martin Exeter and his family, which begins and concludes the book.

For beginning or practicing clinicians of Neurogenic Language Disorders or Speech Pathology.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 356 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1 edition (December 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205298346
• ISBN-13: 978-0205298341
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,304,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Knowledge for Grad School, May 31, 2008

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future SLP - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I bought this book in the beginning of my graduate program and have continually referred back to the book to help me in my clinical work and during internships. I never knew I would use this book so many times as a reference/review! It is particularly helpful if you are interested in research and the medical aspect of speech language pathology. I would recommend this book for serious students that want to be informed/knowledgeable SLPs. :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing!, December 27, 2007

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K. Parris (Acworth, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Although this book has good information in it, you simply cannot find it! The author's writing style is long winded and complex. To find specific information, you must read paragraphs of information that you don't really need. The author tried to make the information more interesting by incorporating a fictional person scenario into the book and apply theory to his specific needs. I hope to never read about Martin Exeter (or whatever his name is), again! The quizzes at the end of every chapter are ridiculous, after chapter two, and are based on everything that you don't need to know! The author does seem very knowledgeable - it's just the writing style that is confusing. I will be selling this book back as soon as possible. There are much more straight forward books on Aphasia! I know, I had to buy them to finish my graduate class in addition to this book which was required!

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars aphas....what?, August 9, 2001

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This review is from: Aphasiology: Disorders and Clinical Practice (Hardcover)

I was introduced to this text in my graduate coursework and found it to be utterly unremarkable. For a beginning student in this area it was a difficult book to follow. The information presented was vague and it was difficult to find specific topics. The author's coverage of treatment was fairly weak. With a strong teacher, this book may be more successful, but I didn't not learn much from this text.