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 GliwaSubject(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.
Journal: Logopaedica Lodziensia
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 29-46
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English