An integrated approach for treating discourse in aphasia: Bridging the gap between language impairment and functional communication

L Milman - Topics in Language Disorders, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: A primary goal of aphasia intervention is to improve everyday communication.
Although a large body of research focuses on treatment generalization, transfer of learning …

Discourse treatment for word retrieval impairment in aphasia: The story so far

M Boyle - Aphasiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Impairment-focused aphasia treatment has an ultimate goal of improving
language production in connected speech and communication in daily life. Although …

Treatment for improving discourse in aphasia: a systematic review and synthesis of the evidence base

L Dipper, J Marshall, M Boyle, N Botting, D Hersh… - Aphasiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Improved discourse production is a priority for all key stakeholders in aphasia
rehabilitation. A Cochrane review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for aphasia found …

Use of semantic feature analysis in group discourse treatment for aphasia: Extension and expansion

C Falconer, SM Antonucci - Aphasiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Semantic feature analysis (SFA) is a treatment for lexical retrieval impairment
in which participants are cued to provide semantic information about concepts they have …

Implementation of discourse analysis in aphasia: investigating the feasibility of a Knowledge-to-Action intervention

L Bryant, A Ferguson, M Valentine, E Spencer - Aphasiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Linguistic discourse analysis is frequently used in aphasia research but is met
with frequent calls for greater clinical application by speech pathologists and discussion of …

Taking words to a new level: a preliminary investigation of discourse intervention in primary progressive aphasia

A Whitworth, J Cartwright, A Beales, S Leitão… - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite a growing literature characterising connected speech and discourse
impairments associated with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), intervention in PPA has …

[图书][B] Discourse processing treatment for adults with aphasia

N Frisco - 2015 - search.proquest.com
The general goal of treatment for people with aphasia (PWA) is to improve their ability to
communicate, which involves the discourse level. Treatment at this level is not a new …

Measuring change at the discourse-level following conversation treatment: Examples from mild and severe aphasia

G DeDe, E Hoover - Topics in Language Disorders, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This article reviews four discourse measures and examines whether they are
sensitive to impairments in people with both mild and severe aphasia. We also ask whether …

Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions

M Carragher, P Conroy, K Sage, R Wilkinson - Aphasiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The ultimate goal in any programme of aphasia rehabilitation is that
behaviours targeted in therapy will generalise to everyday use for people with aphasia …

Choosing discourse types that align with person-centered goals in aphasia rehabilitation: A clinical tutorial

MC Leaman, B Archer - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: People with aphasia and their families want rehabilitation services that improve
real-world communication. Thus, clinicians and researchers have increased focus on …