RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rehabilitation of the communicatively impaired
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 345
OP 349
VO 52
IS 3
A1 Melinda Harrison
A1 Paula J. Blumetti
A1 Lisa S. Cohen
YR 1985
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/345.abstract
AB The severe communicative impairments that accompany medical conditions can have a profound psychosocial impact on not only the patient but also his or her family, friends, and the medical staff. Recent developments in technology and a change in the philosophy behind rehabilitation have offered greater treatment alternatives. The nature of these communicative disorders as well as methods for assessment and treatment, including the use of augmentative devices, are described and the role of a multidisciplinary approach in both hospital and home care is emphasized.