Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy-Third Edition E-Book

The third edition of the popular book Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy is now available. This comprehensive text covers the assessment and treatment of adult aphasia by speech-language pathologists. It is targeted at clinicians working with people with aphasia in acute and post-acute settings. It focuses on the theoretical and research underpinnings and the practical application of a wide range of treatment approaches.

The book is divided into 2 Sections:

• Section I. Foundation of Aphasia and Related Disorders
• Foundations and Descriptions
• Diagnostic Process
• Section II. Systematic Speech-Language Pathology Approaches to the Treatment of Aphasia
• Considerations for Aphasia Treatment
• Impairment Based Therapies
• Non-Impairment-Based Therapies

A major revision, the Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy, Third Edition includes 10 new chapters with a significant amount of new, up-to-date information:

• Aphasia in Special Populations: Neurodegenerative Syndromes
• Aphasia in Special Populations: Traumatic Brain Injury
• The Assessment of Aphasia Using a “Process Approach”
• Aphasia Recovery & the Myth of the Aphasia Plateau
• Introduction to Aphasia Therapy
• Treatment of Aphasic Anomia
• Treatment of Agrammatism in Aphasia and the Communicative Effectiveness Profile for Measuring Discourse Skills
• Treatment of Reading Disorders in Aphasia
• Living Well with Aphasia in the Community
• Alternative Approaches to Aphasia Treatment

E-Book Features and Benefits

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Includes: 503 page E-Book plus downloadable resources • ©2014

The Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy, Third Edition E-Book includes the following downloadable resources:

• Printable forms
• Appendices from the text
• Test of Oral and Limb Apraxia
• An observation rating form, and clinical materials
• Video excerpts demonstrate treatment methods and assessment of individuals with various types of aphasia.

To see more of this product's contents:

• Tableof Contents
• Contents of Downloadable Resources
• Sample Page
• About the Authors