The authors start this paper by flagging a recent study demonstrating that speech and language therapists in clinical practice rarely have time to focus on emotional issues in relation to aphasia. Yet, people with aphasia describe the close relationship between aphasia and emotions, meaning that one is often intrinsically linked to the other. The authors propose a framework for conceptualising the emotional process in aphasia and the interactions among individualised emotional response, language processing and social participation. They propose that personal characteristics, environmental and social conditions, cognitive skills in self-appraisal of the given situation and cultural context are essential components that dictate how people might cope. The authors propose that clinical speech and language therapists harness situational demands to improve communication, employ active listening, facilitate reappraisal and strengthen social support rather than ignoring the issue.
Feel what you say: a framework to demonstrate the emotional response to aphasia is intertwined with the emotional toll
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