Aphasia Treatment: World Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Therapy for Aphasia in Italy....Pages 1-23
Aphasia Therapy in South Africa: Some Pragmatic and Personal Perspectives....Pages 25-53
Approaches to Aphasia Therapy in Aachen....Pages 55-86
Perspectives on Aphasia Intervention in French-Speaking Canada....Pages 87-114
Hypothesis Testing and Aphasia Therapy....Pages 115-130
The Re-education of Aphasics: Between theory and Practice....Pages 131-144
The Concept of Holistic Rehabilitation of Persons with Aphasia....Pages 145-174
Aphasia Treatment in Japan....Pages 175-198
Functional Is Not Enough: Training Conversation Partners for Aphasic Adults....Pages 199-225
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Aphasia Therapy....Pages 227-262
Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Sociolinguistic Perspective....Pages 263-290
Which Route to Aphasia Therapy?....Pages 291-317
Psychosocial Aspects on the Treatment of Adult Aphasics and Their Families: A Group Approach in Germany....Pages 319-334
Clinical Intervention for Aphasia in the United States of America....Pages 335-369
Back Matter....Pages 371-377