Communication and the Mentally Ill Patient: Developmental and Linguistic

Introduction: About communication and the mentally ill patient. 1. The Symptoms of schizophrenia reflect disorders of communication, Christopher Frith. 2. Intention, attention and deviant schizophrenic speech, Elaine Chaika, 3. What can language tell us about thought disorder? Philip Thomas. 4. The language disorder and auditory hallucinations in schizophrenic patients, Sarah Kramer. 5. 'By our frames are we hung': Clinicians' descriptions of interviews, Philip Thomas, William Fraser, Joseph Joyce and Martin Duckworth. 6.Schizophrenia as a disorder of the human capacity for language, Tim Crow and D.J. Done. 7. Cambridge language and speech project: Preliminary findings on language and behaviour, Carol Stott, V. Burden, J. Forge and I.M. Goodyer. 8. Pervasive developmental disorders, Paul Chesterman. 9. Speech and language therapy and the mentally ill patient, Jenny France and Niki Muir. 10. Conversational skills and schizophrenia: An exploration Irene Walsh. 11. Semantic pragmatic disorder: The role of the speech and language therapist in psychiatry, Niki Muir. 12.Applying personal construct psychology: Communication skills groups for people with mental health problems, Carmel Hayes. 13. Neurolinguistics programming as an experiential constuctivist therapy for semantic pragmatic disorder, Laurie Macdonald. 14. Social networks and their development in the community, David Abrahamson. 15. Conclusion: The Way Forward, Jenny France and Niki Muir.