Midlands State University Library

Psychological well-being and acquired communication impairments /

Psychological well-being and acquired communication impairments / edited by Shelagh Brumfitt - xiii, 223 pages: illustrations; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evaluation of anxiety and depression in people with acquired communication impairments / Shirley Thomas -- Brain injury and psychological well being / Camilla Herbert -- The role of self esteem issues in acquired communication impairments / Shelagh Brumfitt -- The role of well being in quality of life for the person with acquired communication impairments / Madeline Cruice -- The visual analog mood scales / Robert Stern -- Interdisciplinary approaches to the assessment and management of well being / Jane Barton -- Psychological approaches to working with people in the early stages of recovery / Shonagh Scott & Jane Barton -- Group therapy : an interprofessional approach / Diane Brown and Mairi Knox -- Solution focussed brief therapy for people with acquired communication impairments / Kidge Burns.

Psychological Well-being and Acquired Communication Impairments is an essential resource for all health professionals working with this complex client group. It offers a unique multi-disciplinary approach to the subject, looking at the evidence base as well as clinical practice.

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Communicative disorders--Psychological aspects.
Speech Disorders--psychology.
Mental Health.

RC428.8 PSY