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Review Case Reports
Patients with disabilities and complex communication needs. The GP consultation.
- Teresa Iacono and Hilary Johnson.
- Centre for Developmental Disabilities Health Victoria, Monash University and Communication Resource Centre, Scope. teresa.iacono@med.monash.edu.au
- Aust Fam Physician. 2004 Aug 1; 33 (8): 585589585-9.
BackgroundPeople with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the methods and strategies they use to communicate.ObjectiveThis article describes the varied communication profiles that a general practitioner is likely to encounter in patients with disabilities, and the various types of augmentative and alternative forms of communication that might be used in such consultations.DiscussionThis article provides strategies to facilitate doctor-patient communication involving patients with complex communication needs, some of which are illustrated in a case study of a young woman with an intellectual disability.
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