Language in Dementia

Louise Cummings (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

375 Seiten

2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-70018-4 (ISBN)

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This book examines language and communication in clients with cognitive impairment and dementia and the treatment of these clients by speech-language pathologists, using real examples of language from individuals with neurodegenerative disorders. It is written for all medical and health professionals involved in the clinical management of dementia.

Dementia is a devastating condition, with profound cognitive changes affecting every aspect of an individual's functioning. The loss of communication is one symptom above others that causes distress and impacts negatively on quality of life, yet it is still one of the least understood aspects of dementia. This book undertakes a comprehensive examination of language and communication in individuals with cognitive impairment and dementia. Each chapter covers a specific neurodegenerative disorder, and addresses the epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, prognosis and clinical features, along with the assessment and treatment of these disorders by speech-language pathologists. Many examples of language from individuals with neurodegenerative conditions are included, to explain clearly the effects of dementia on communication, and there are exercises at the end of each chapter, to develop language analysis skills. The book is suitable reading for all medical and health professionals, including speech-language pathologists, clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists, geriatricians, neurologists and psychiatrists.

Louise Cummings is Professor in the Department of English at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She teaches and conducts research in pragmatics, communication disorders, and public health reasoning. She is the author or editor of 18 books in these areas, including most recently Case Studies in Communication Disorders (2017) and Speech and Language Therapy (2018).

1. Alzheimer's Dementia; 2. Primary Progressive Aphasia; 3. Vascular Dementia; 4. Mild Cognitive Impairment; 5. Parkinson's Disease Dementia; 6. Huntington's Disease; 7. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; 8. Multiple Sclerosis.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2020
Zusatzinfo	18 Tables, black and white; 38 Halftones, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 155 mm
Gewicht	530 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-108-70018-7 / 1108700187
ISBN-13	978-1-108-70018-4 / 9781108700184
Zustand	Neuware