Background Post-stroke depression (PSD) is common and associated with higher mortality,
poorer recovery, more pronounced cognitive deficits, and lower quality of life than is stroke …

Background In clinical practice and in research, aphasia measurement instruments are used
for many reasons: to screen and diagnose, to identify deficits and strengths, and to measure …

Purpose The aim of this tutorial is to provide speech-language pathologists with
foundational knowledge of poststroke depression comorbidly occurring with aphasia. Given …

This study explored the feasibility and effectiveness of a short-term (10-week) intervention
trial using Donepezil administered alone and combined with intensive language action …

More than 2 million people in the United States are living with some form of aphasia, a
communication disorder that has been associated with high incidence of clinical depression …

Purpose Living with the communication impairment of aphasia can be stressful. Chronic
stress, depression, and anxiety are intimately linked, may be more pervasive in people with …

Aim A systematic review to identify which mood and depression measures are valid for use
with people with severe cognitive and communication impairments following severe …

Background: About half of the stroke population suffers from emotional difficulties, such as
anxiety and depression post-stroke. Acquiring aphasia is seen to increase the risk of …

Purpose: The therapeutic alliance, also known as the therapeutic relationship, may influence
treatment process and outcome in aphasia rehabilitation; however, we currently lack a …

Purpose Depression assessment is challenging in persons with aphasia given their
language impairment. Studies have used both self-report scales and by-proxy measures of …