Measuring treatment outcome in severe Wernicke’s aphasia

Abstract Linguistic interaction models suggest that interrelationships arise between structural language components and between structural and pragmatic components when language is used in social contexts. The linguist, David Crystal (1986, 1987), has proposed that these relationships are central, not peripheral, to achieving desired clinical outcomes. For individuals with severe communication challenges, erratic or unpredictable relationships between structural and pragmatic components can result in atypical patterns of interaction between them and members of their social communities, which may create a perception of disablement. This paper presents a case study of a woman with fluent, Wernicke's aphasia that illustrates how attention to patterns of linguistic interaction may enhance AAC intervention for adults with aphasia.

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Abstract #842: Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcome in Patients with Cushing Syndrome: A 10 Year Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Endocrine Practice ◽

10.1016/s1530-891x(20)44587-2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. 184-185

Author(s):

Shehla Tabassum ◽

Najmul Islam

Keyword(s):

Treatment Outcome ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Cushing Syndrome ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Clinical Profile ◽

Care Hospital

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A multicentre randomized controlled trial on trans-generational attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in mothers and children (AIMAC): an exploratory analysis of predictors and moderators of treatment outcome

Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie ◽

10.1024/1422-4917/a000602 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 49-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Charlotte Jaite ◽

Betteke Maria van Noort ◽

Timo D. Vloet ◽

Erika Graf ◽

Viola Kappel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Treatment Outcome ◽

Primary Outcome ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Specific Treatment ◽

Externalizing Symptoms ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Comorbid Depression ◽

Adhd Treatment ◽

Mothers And Children ◽

Maternal Adhd

Abstract. Objective: We examined predictors and moderators of treatment outcome in mothers and children diagnosed with ADHD in a large multicentre RCT. Method: In total, 144 mother-child dyads with ADHD were randomly assigned to either a maternal ADHD treatment (group psychotherapy and open methylphenidate medication, TG) or to a control treatment (individual counselling without psycho- or pharmacotherapy, CG). After maternal ADHD treatment, parent-child training (PCT) for all mother-child dyads was added. The final analysis set was based on 123 dyads with completed primary outcome assessments (TG: n = 67, CG: n = 56). The primary outcome was the change in each child’s externalizing symptoms. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed. Results: The severity of the child’s externalizing problem behaviour in the family at baseline predicted more externalizing symptoms in the child after PCT, independent of maternal treatment. When mothers had a comorbid depression, TG children showed more externalizing symptoms after PCT than CG children of depressive mothers. No differences between the treatment arms were seen in the mothers without comorbid depression. Conclusions: Severely impaired mothers with ADHD and depressive disorder are likely to need additional disorder-specific treatment for their comorbid psychiatric disorders to effectively transfer the contents of the PCT to the home situation (CCTISRCTN73911400).

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