Mental illness and communication.
Historical and more recent descriptions of mental illness emphasise the prominent nature of communicative difficulties in persons with these diagnoses (Sims 1995) and a large part of psychiatric intervention is verbally-mediated. Within this study, a theoretically-driven therapy programme addressed the communication needs of two persons with schizophrenia. Significant improvements were demonstrated using valid and reliable outcome measures.
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Speech and Language Therapy Department, Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7EG.
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D000328:Adult; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007808:Language Therapy; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012564:Schizophrenic Language; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology