Psychological well being and acquired communication impairments / edited by Shelagh Brumfitt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brumfitt, Shelagh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicative disorders--Psychological aspects.

Communicative disorders.

Speech disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Psychological Well-being and Acquired Communication Impairments is an essential resource for all health professionals working with this complex client group. It offers a unique multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, looking at the evidence base as well as clinical practice. The book covers both the assessment of people with acquired communication impairments as well as reviewing the available interventional approaches. Chapters cover such key topics as approaches to the assessment of anxiety and depression, the impact of brain injury, the role of an assessment of mood and the

Contents:

Psychological Well-Being and Acquired Communication Impairments; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression in People with Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 3 Brain Injury and Psychological Well-Being; Chapter 4 The Role of Self-Esteem: Issues in Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 5 The Role of Well-Being in Quality of Life for the Person with Acquired Communication Impairments; Chapter 6 The Visual Analog Mood Scales; Chapter 7 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Assessment and Management of Well-Being

Chapter 8 Psychological Approaches to Working with People in the Early Stages of RecoveryChapter 9 Group Therapy-An Interprofessional Approach; Chapter 10 Solution Focused Brief Therapy for People with Acquired Communication Impairments; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612279348

9781282279346

1282279343

9780470749302

047074930X

OCLC:

536144102