Unprecedented changes are occurring in the way treatment for aphasia is viewed—and
reimbursed. These changes, resulting from both internal and external pressures, are …

As an analytic paradigm, qualitative research offers much to clinical speech-language
pathology. This paradigm has a long history of use in the social sciences, and it is well …

Background: Impairments of word retrieval and production are a common and distressing
feature of aphasia, and much clinical time is devoted to attempts at their remediation. There …

Much of the recent literature in the field of stuttering has a primary reliance on experimental
designs and quantitative analysis. Since human communication is complex and …

A considerable body of research supports the use of behavioral communication treatment as
the standard of care for aphasia. In spite of robust progress in clinical aphasiology, many …

Aphasia is an impairment of language caused by acquired brain damage such as stroke or
traumatic brain injury, that affects a person's ability to communicate effectively. The aim of …

Our state-of-the-art review examines conversation-analytic (CA) research on healthcare
encounters in which the patient has a disability that can affect their communication, using the …

Background: People with aphasia are often excluded from full participation in
communicative events and social interactions. Many consider the aphasic language deficit …

A qualitative study of group therapy for aphasia was undertaken in order to discover
interaction patterns and discourse management strategies that help define “social” or …

Background: There has been increasing interest in ensuring that aphasia intervention
includes attention to the negotiation of a robust identity after the life-altering changes that …