Cognitive Communication Disorders: Second Edition

Michael L. Kimbarow

Nov 2014 · Plural Publishing

About this ebook

 Cognitive Communication Disorders, now in its second edition, is the definitive core text for graduate courses that address cognitively based communicative disorders. This text provides up-to-date knowledge on the normal cognitive processes that support communication, cognitive linguistic communication disorders, clinical management, as well as the impact that deficits in these cognitive domains may have on language and communication - including right hemisphere disorders, Alzheimer disease and related disorders, and traumatic brain injury. Furthermore, through contributions from a renowned group of contributors, this text provides a comprehensive review of theoretical and applied research on the cognitive processes of attention, memory, and executive function.

For this second edition, the content has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the burgeoning research in this area of study. Specific updates include:

A new chapter on mild brain injuryExpansion of the dementia chapter to include content on clinical intervention and working with familiesUpdates to evidence-based practices for patients suffering from traumatic brain injury

About the author

 Michael L. Kimbarow, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-NCD, is professor and chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at San José State University. Previously, he was director of speech-language pathology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and clinical associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Kimbarow has more than 37 years of clinical experience and 32 years of university teaching experience related to working with adults with neurogenic communication disorders. Dr. Kimbarow is Board Certified in neurologic communication disorders-adults by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS). He served as the president of the ANCDS in 2012 and is a former chair of the ANCDS Certification Board. Dr. Kimbarow was the president of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Disorders and Sciences in 2011. He is also a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.