Conversation therapy for aphasia: a qualitative review of the literature

N Simmons‐Mackie, MC Savage… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background A diverse literature addresses elements of conversation therapy in aphasia
including intervention rooted in conversation analysis, partner training, group therapy and …

The neural mechanisms for the recognition of face identity in humans

S Anzellotti, A Caramazza - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Every day we encounter dozens of people, and in order to interact with them appropriately
we need to recognize their identity. The face is a crucial source of information to recognize a …

The assessment for living with aphasia: Reliability and construct validity

N Simmons-Mackie, A Kagan, JC Victor… - … journal of speech …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Assessment for Living with Aphasia (ALA) is a pictographic, self-report
measure of aphasia-related quality-of-life. Research was undertaken to assess test–re-test …

Motor speech disorders associated with primary progressive aphasia

JR Duffy, EA Strand, KA Josephs - Aphasiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and conditions that overlap with it can be
accompanied by motor speech disorders. Recognition and understanding of motor speech …

Description of an intensive residential aphasia treatment program: Rationale, clinical processes, and outcomes

RL Winans-Mitrik, WD Hula, MW Dickey… - American Journal of …, 2014 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe the rationale, clinical processes, and
outcomes of an intensive comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP). Method Seventy-three …

The impact of interface design during an initial high-technology AAC experience: A collective case study of people with aphasia

A Dietz, K Weissling, J Griffith… - Augmentative and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this collective case study was to describe the communication behaviors of
five people with chronic aphasia when they retold personal narratives to an unfamiliar …

An enhanced protocol for constraint-induced aphasia therapy II: A case series

ML Johnson, E Taub, LH Harper, JT Wade… - 2014 - ASHA
Purpose The initial version of Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT I) consisted of a
single exercise. This study sought to evaluate the feasibility for future trials of an expanded …

Barriers to and facilitators of access and participation in community-based exercise programmes from the perspective of adults with post-stroke aphasia

DC Blonski, M Covert, R Gauthier, A Monas… - Physiotherapy …, 2014 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: To explore communication-related experiences with accessing and participating in
community-based exercise programmes from the perspective of adults with post-stroke …

Increasing access to fair capacity evaluation for discharge decision-making for people with aphasia: a randomised controlled trial

A Carling-Rowland, S Black, L McDonald, A Kagan - Aphasiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Every competent person in Ontario has the right to decide on a discharge
destination. If capacity to consent to such a decision is in doubt, it is evaluated. The current …

Preliminary results from conversation therapy in two cases of aphasia

MC Savage, NJ Donovan, PR Hoffman - Aphasiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Few studies have investigated conversation therapy between a person with
aphasia and a clinician. Furthermore, little information exists on generalisation of impairment …