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Assessment of Aphasia By Otfried Spreen, Anthony H. Risser, Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Number Of Pages: 320

Publication Date: 2002-11-24

Sales Rank: 793050

ISBN / ASIN: 0195140753

EAN: 9780195140750

Binding: Hardcover

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA

Studio: Oxford University Press, USA

Average Rating: 5

Book Description: Spreen and Risser present a comprehensive, critical review of available methods for the assessment of aphasia and related disorders in adults and children. The authors explore test instruments and approaches that have been used traditionally for the diagnosis of aphasia, ranging from bedside screening and ratings, to tests of specific aspects of language, and to comprehensive and psychometrically standardized aphasia batteries. Coverage of other methods reflects newer trends, including the areas of functional communication, testing of bilingual patients, psycholinguistic approaches, and pragmatic and discourse-related aspects of language in everyday life. The authors also examine the expansion of language assessment to individuals with non-aphasic neurological disorders, such as patients with traumatic brain injury, lesions of the left hemisphere, the healthy elderly, and invidulas with dimentia. Taking a read.freeduan.com flexible and empirical approach to the assessment process in their own clinical practice, Spreen and Risser review numerous test instruments and their source for professionals and students-in-training to choose from in their own use. The introductory chapters cover the history of aphasia assessment, a basic outline of subtypes of aphasia- both neuro-anatomically and psycholinguistically-, and the basic psychometric requirements for assessment instruments. The final part discusses issues in general clinical pracitce, specifically questions of test selection and interpretation.L The book is a thorough and practical resource for speech and language pathologists, neuropsychologists, and their students and trainees. CHM Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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