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Perceptions of psychosocial adjustment to acquired communication disorders: applications of the Code-Müller Protocols.

Abstract
The 'Code-Müller protocols' (CMP) were introduced in 1983 and originally aimed to compare perceptions of psychosocial adjustment to aphasia and related disorders from the separate perspectives of patients, relatives and speech and language therapists as a basis for counselling. In later studies the items of the CMP were also used to examine perceptions of their importance as possible therapy targets in the rehabilitation of people with communication disorders. This paper describes the development of the CMP and presents an overview of their application in aphasia, laryngectomy and acquired deafness and discusses some clinical implications. Studies published in the past 15 years show that aphasic people and their relatives or significant others are significantly more optimistic concerning psychosocial adjustment than their therapists. Furthermore, optimism changes during the course of illness. The relative weightings given for therapy or rehabilitation targets significantly differ between different professional groups concerned with aphasia rehabilitation (speech and language therapists/pathologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and physicians) and are influenced by clinical experience.
AuthorsC Code, D J Müllero, A Hogan, M Herrmann
JournalInternational journal of language & communication disorders (Int J Lang Commun Disord) 1999 Apr-Jun Vol. 34 Issue 2 Pg. 193-207 ISSN: 1368-2822 [Print] United States
PMID15587015 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Topics
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Communication Disorders (psychology, rehabilitation)
  • Deafness (psychology, rehabilitation)
  • Humans
  • Laryngectomy (psychology, rehabilitation)
  • Psychometrics
  • Social Adjustment

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