Treatment efficacy: cognitive-communicative disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury in adults.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may result in a broad array of cognitive-communicative impairments. Cognitive-communicative impairments are the result of deficits in linguistic and nonlinguistic cognitive functions. The speech-language pathologist functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team of professionals that collaboratively assess and treat individuals with TBI. The role of the speech-language pathologist includes assessment of all aspects of communication, as well as the communicative implications of cognitive deficits, and swallowing; treatment planning and programming, as determined by the individual's stage of recovery; client and family training/counseling; and interdisciplinary consultation. The effectiveness of speech and language intervention for specific cognitive deficits (e.g., attention, memory, executive functions) as well as general issues of social-skills training and early intervention are illustrated by scientific and clinical evidence from group-treatment and single-subject studies as well as case studies.
Department of Communication Disorders, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515-1355, USA. coelho_c@scsu.ctstateu.edu
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013070:Speech Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome