Aphasia Books

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1. Short-term and Working Memory Impairments in Aphasia

   Data, Models, and their Application to Rehabilitation

   Edited by Nadine Martin, Jamie Reilly

   Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

   Research in language processing and language impairment has focused extensively on elements of linguistic representation that are accessed and retrieved in comprehension, repetition and production of words and sentences. These studies have provided important information about the effects of...

   Published September 18th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. Brain Stimulation and Language

   Edited by Jenny Crinion

   Focal brain stimulation to enhance human cognitive and language functions in both healthy individuals and those with aphasia is a relatively new and exciting area of research. In this special issue leading authors in the field present novel data and summarize the evidence related to the use of...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Psychology Press
3. Errorless Learning and Rehabilitation of Language and Memory Impairments

   Edited by Paul Conroy, Matthew Lambon Ralph

   Series: Special Issues of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

   This special issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation brings together seven newly published studies from a range of invited international researchers in the fields of language and memory disorders and their rehabilitation. The studies address a range of current themes within these fields....

   Published September 2nd 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Discourse in Aphasia

   Edited by Heather Wright

   Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

   The study of discourse has spanned many disciplines and is of particular interest to aphasiologists. In recent years, discourse abilities in aphasia have garnered more attention. Within this issue, different methods for evaluating discourse production in adults with aphasia to better...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Perspectives on Agrammatism

   Edited by Roelien Bastiaanse, Cynthia K. Thompson

   Series: Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

   Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language. Therefore, research examining language breakdown (and recovery) patterns in agrammatism is of great interest and importance to linguists,...

   Published April 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. The Social Cure

   Identity, Health and Well-Being

   Edited by Jolanda Jetten, Catherine Haslam, S. Alexander Haslam

   A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of social relationships in protecting health, the challenge we face is explaining why this should be the case. What is it that...

   Published July 11th 2011 by Psychology Press
7. 40th Clinical Aphasiology Conference

   A Special Issue of Aphasiology

   Edited by Beth Armstrong

   Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

   This year’s special issue contains papers presented at the 40th Clinical Aphasiology Conference held in Isle of Palms, South Carolina in May, 2010. The issue contains another excellent mix of articles, demonstrating the depth and breadth of issues covered in clinical aphasiology at the present time...

   Published June 30th 2011 by Psychology Press
8. Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test

   By Robin Keith, Elise Croot

   The Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test makes scoring CAT assessments easy. Enter results from the CAT scoring book into the easy-to-use spreadsheet and the software instantly calculates totals and t-scores and produces three graphs that can be shared with clients and their families...

   Published December 2nd 2010 by Psychology Press
9. 39th Clinical Aphasiology Conference

   A Special Issue of Aphasiology

   Edited by Beth Armstrong

   Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

   This year’s special issue contains papers presented at the 39th Clinical Aphasiology Conference held in Keystone, Colorado in May, 2009. The issue contains another excellent mix of articles, demonstrating the depth and breadth of issues covered in clinical aphasiology at the present time. As a...

   Published July 29th 2010 by Psychology Press
10. A Tribute to the Quintessential Researcher, Clinician, and Mentor: Audrey Holland

    A Special Issue of Aphasiology

    Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

    The purpose of this special issue of Aphasiology is to honour Dr. Audrey Holland and her prolific research and clinical achievements over the past 50 years. The issue has been constructed to exemplify the breadth of Dr. Holland’s influence not only in terms of research topics (e.g., aphasia,...

    Published April 25th 2010 by Psychology Press