Pragmatic Assessment and Treatment for the Health System
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The project goal is to promote a feasible and effective approach to communicative disorders in neurological and psychiatric populations, focused on the pragmatics of language. Pragmatics allows speakers to use and interpret language in context and to engage in successful communication. Pragmatic language disorder is widespread in clinical conditions and causes reduced social interactions and lower quality of life for both patients and their family. Yet it is seldom considered in assessment and rehabilitation.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Healthy participants * no neurological disorder * written informed consent Right Hemisphere Damage (RHD) * unilateral stroke * first stroke * no comorbidities with psychiatric disorders * written informed consent TBI * traumatic brain injury * written informed consent Schizophrenia: * Diagnosis of Schizophrenia * written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Important comorbidities that may affect results