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Speech Therapy Case Study of Patient Diagnosed with the Frontal Psychoorganic Syndrome
Speech Therapy Case Study of Patient Diagnosed with the Frontal Psychoorganic Syndrome

Author(s): Renata Gliwa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: psychoorganic syndrome (POS); dementia; impaired competence and interaction; communication and language skills

Summary/Abstract: The psychoorganic syndrome is a deviation in the mental state due to damage or dysfunction of the brain structures. It is associated with the occurrence of mental disorders manifested in the behavioral, socio-emotional, cognitive and therefore also communicative sphere. The article describes the case of a 68-year-old patient who was diagnosed with the psychoorganic syndrome. The changes observed in her relate to significant dysfunctions in the areas of competence, interaction, communication and language.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 29-46
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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