Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment (Singular Textbook Series) - Softcover

Donald B. Freed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565939514 ISBN 13: 9781565939516

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1999

Synopsis

This highly readable and uncomplicated text offers an examination of the basics of motor speech disorders. In its simple, straight-forward style, it provides a review of ancient case reports that seem to involve speech or language disorders; this acts as a historical introduction to the study of motor speech disorders. The text discusses how speech-language pathologists evaluate these disorders. Without producing overwhelming details, the text offers an introduction to the human motor system as well as providing information on six pure dysarthrias, mixed dysarthria, apraxia of speech. All chapters on dyarthria and apraxia contain information on etiology, characteristics, and treatment so the student has all desired information on a given disorder easily accessible. This must-have text concentrates on topics that are most essential for a student's understanding of these disorders. In addition, the accompanying CD-ROM augments the text with real-life case examples of the various motor speech disorders.

About this title

About the Author:

Donald B. Freed, Ph.D., is chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies at California State University, Fresno. He received both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Prior to joining the Fresno faculty, he worked as a speech pathologist in acute care and rehabilitation facilities and served as a research speech pathologist at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research has concentrated on adult language and motor speech disorders, including word-finding problems associated with aphasia. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Aphasiology, Clinical Aphasiology, American Journal of Speech and language Pathology, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, and Perceptual and Motor Skills.

Review:

Freed's work is a thorough explanation and examination of motor speech disorders. The motor system is presented in a way that facilitates understanding and application for differential diagnosis. Sections on evaluation, key tasks for diagnosis and suggestions for treatment are an excellent spring board for the novice as well as a wonderful review and reference for the seasoned clinician.Caryn F. Melvin, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina

This text is well-written and organized. It covers the information in an easy to read style that keeps the reader's attention surprisingly well, given the content matter. The charts, graphs and figures are a definite enhancement to learning. The content is also well-supported with clear references to the most current clinical research.Albert "Chip" Hahn, MS, AuD, Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami UniversityOxford, Ohio

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1565939514
• ISBN 13: 9781565939516
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334