Dysphagia in a psychotic patient: Diagnostic challenges and a systematic management approach

Baheshree, Ramanaganga D; Jonas, Suganthan S

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.102464

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“…SPs are routinely involved in the management of cognitive, communication, swallowing, and speech disorders that exist comorbidly with mental health disorders. This includes diagnoses such as traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, stroke, autism spectrum disorder, Fragile X syndrome, and stuttering, which all are commonly associated with mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety [13][14][15][16]. It is apparent that many disorders within the typical areas of practice for SPs present with increased risks for mental health disorders and associated adverse psychosocial outcomes, including unemployment and incarceration.…”

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Mental Health Practitioners’ Understanding of Speech Pathology in a Regional Australian Community

2021

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(1) Background: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and the perceptions of speech pathology held by a sample of regional mental health practitioners and to explore factors that facilitate understanding of the roles of speech pathologists in mental health. While mental health is recognised as an area of practice by Speech Pathology Australia, the inclusion of speech pathologists in mental health teams is limited. (2) Methods: An anonymous online survey was created using previously validated surveys and author generated questions and distributed to mental health practitioners in Central Queensland, Australia. (3) Results: Mental health practitioners had difficulty identifying speech pathology involvement when presented with case scenarios. Accuracy was poor for language-based cases, ranging from 28.81% to 37.29%. Participants who reported having worked with a speech pathologist were more likely to demonstrate higher scores on the areas of practice questions, [r(53) = 0.301, p = 0.028], and the language scenarios [r(58) = 0.506, p < 0.001]. They were also more likely to agree to statements regarding the connection between speech pathology and mental health, r(59) = 0.527, p < 0.001. (4) Conclusions: As found in this study, contact with speech pathologists is a strong predictor of mental health providers’ knowledge of the speech pathology profession. Thus, the challenge may be to increase this contact with mental health providers to promote inclusion of speech pathologists in the mental health domain.

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confidence: 99%