Forensic Aspects of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Author: Dennis C. Tanner ISBN 10: 1-930056-31-1 ISBN 13: 978-1930056-31-2 Copyright Date Ed: March 1, 2003 Pages: 414 Binding Information: Casebound Size: 6 ✕ 9 Inches (US) Communication science and disorders play an important part in many legal cases, particularly accident, disability and medical malpractice litigation. It is often necessary to determine the nature and extent of injuries and the effects they have on the ability to communicate and, therefore, on the quality of life. Dr. Tanner's book provides a comprehensive overview of human communication, and the myriad of diseases, disorders, deficiencies and defects that can lay waste to it. When litigating these cases, lawyers and judges are often thrown into a new and complex world of language disorders in children, aphasia, apraxia of speech, disorientation, phonological deficits, verbal paraphasias, dysphagia, silent aspiration, stuttering and so on.This book emphasizes on those issues that can be important in litigation. It will serve as a worthwhile reference, cutting through the technical terminology and allowing an understanding of the relevant scientific and professional issues associated with human communication and its disorders. This book is also available as an E-book. Click here to purchase and download: TOPICS INCLUDE A profile of communication sciences and disorders Dysphagia (a swallowing disorder in both children and adults) Neurogenic communication disorders Communication disorders resulting from head and neck injuries Voice and resonance disorders Childhood communication disorders Communication and dementia Deafness, hearing loss and audiological assessment