Semantic Feature Analysis as a Treatment for Aphasic Dysnomia: A Replication
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Abstract
Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) is a treatment technique designed to improve lexical retrieval by increasing the level of activation within a semantic network. The purpose of this study was to replicate the Boyle and Coelho (1995) study in which SFA was applied with a mild non-fluent aphasic individual resulting in improved confrontation naming of trained and untrained items but no generalization to connected speech. The present study investigated whether a comparable treatment effect could be demonstrated, and to what extent severity and type aphasia might impact overall outcome. SFA was applied to an individual with a moderate fluent aphasia secondary to a closed head injury. Gains in confrontation naming of both trained and untrained stimulus pictures were noted as well as measures of connected speech. Potential explanations for these findings are discussed.
DOI
10.1080/026870300401513
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Coelho, Carl A.; Mchugh, Regina E.; and Boyle, Mary, "Semantic Feature Analysis as a Treatment for Aphasic Dysnomia: A Replication" (2000). Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 104.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/communcsci-disorders-facpubs/104