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 …

Qualitative case study research can be a valuable tool for answering complex, real-world
questions. This method is often misunderstood or neglected due to a lack of understanding …

This paper reviews some different meanings of the term 'psychosocial'and identifies the
different ways in which the social and psychological sequelae of aphasia can be explored …

The purpose of this investigation was to understand, from the perspective of the speaker,
how seven adults have been able to successfully manage their stuttering. Individual …

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 …

Background: An increasing number of researchers are using qualitative methods to study
the impact of aphasia. However, there is a paucity of published research outlining if and how …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

The purpose of this study was to examine an insider's perspective on communication in
multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system in which scattered lesions or …

This article gives an overview of the application to aphasia of conversation analysis (CA), a
qualitative methodology for the analysis of recorded, naturally occurring talk produced in …

The qualitative analysis of naturally occurring discourse in neurogenic communication
disorders, specifically in dementia studies, has experienced recent burgeoning interest from …