Communication and the Mentally III Patient: Developmental and Linguistic Approaches to Schizophrenia

Abstract

[This edited volume] examines issues of communication and speech in schizophrenic patients and is the first collaboration between psychiatrists, linguists, psychologists and speech and language therapists. The contributors, both practitioners and academics, demonstrate the central role that communication and language plays in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of the mentally ill [specifically schizophrenia] and highlights the need for closer links between the disciplines. [This book is intended for] professionals, academics and students in these subject areas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)