A few times a year we rebroadcast episodes of interest to listeners. This week, we bring you an episode from season 3. Leah Paice, from the Vic Branch Professional Education committee, chats with Dr. Caroline Baker, Research Affiliate at the Aphasia CRE and Research and Clinical Practice Lead in the Speech Pathology Department at Monash Health. Caroline speaks about the mental health considerations when working with a person with aphasia.

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Resources:

Aphasia CRE website: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/centres/health/aphasia

Aphasia CRE resources: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/centres/health/aphasia/resources

Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway: https://www.aphasiapathway.com.au/

Baker, C., Worrall, L., Rose, M., Hudson, K., Ryan, B., & O'Byrne, L. (2018). A systematic review of rehabilitation interventions to prevent and treat depression in post-stroke aphasia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (16), 1870-1892. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1315181

Baker, C., Thomas, S., Tjokrowijoto, P., Ryan, B., Kneebone, I. & Stolwyk, R. J. (2024). Aphasia, Depression, and Psychological Therapy (ADaPT): Perspectives of people with post-stroke aphasia on participating in a modified cognitive behavioral therapy. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070771

Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety (BOA) https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/703711/BOArevised10.03.14.pdf

Depression Intensity Scale Circles (DISCs) https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cicelysaunders/resources/toolkits/discs-and-aisc

Kneebone, II, Stepped psychological care after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation 38 (18): 1836-1843. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1107764

Living guidelines updates | InformMe - Stroke Foundation (Chapter 6 – Prevention and Treatment for Depression and Anxiety) at: https://informme.org.au/guidelines/living-guidelines-updates

Ryan, B., Clunne, S., Baker, C., Shiggins, C., Rose, M., & Kneebone, I. (2021). A systematic review of non-drug interventions to prevent and treat anxiety in people with aphasia after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(18), 4997-5006. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1925752

Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire (SADQ) https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/rehabilitationageing/publishedassessments.aspx

Tjokrowijoto, P., Thomas, S., Kneebone, I., Ryan, B., & Stolwyk, R. J. (2024). Aphasia, Depression, and Psychological Therapy (ADaPT): A single case design evaluation of a modified cognitive behavioural therapy to treat depressive symptoms in stroke survivors with aphasia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2331840.

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