Research Investigates Rebuilding Identity When Communication Is Impaired
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 06:35
in Psychology & Sociology
What happens to a person`s identity when a stroke or a disease profoundly impairs the ability to communicate? In Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Life Stories and the Narrative Self, University of Arkansas researchers challenge readers to explore "the messy but powerful relationships between communication impairment and maintenance of a viable sense of self."