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communication disorder

MedGen UID:
3549
•Concept ID:
C0009460
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Communication Disorder; Communication Disorders; Communicative Disorder; Communicative Disorders
SNOMED CT: Communication disorder (278919001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002182

Definition

A disorder characterized by an individual''s inability to comprehend or share ideas or feelings because of an impairment in language, speech, or hearing. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period.
de Lima TA, Zuanetti PA, Nunes MEN, Hamad APA
World J Pediatr 2023 Aug;19(8):715-726. Epub 2022 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00629-y. PMID: 36282408
Counseling Issues: Addressing Behavioral and Emotional Considerations in the Treatment of Communication Disorders.
Lieberman A
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2018 Feb 6;27(1):13-23. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0149. PMID: 29383378
Autism, Language Disorder, and Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder: DSM-V and Differential Diagnoses.
Simms MD, Jin XM
Pediatr Rev 2015 Aug;36(8):355-62; quiz 363. doi: 10.1542/pir.36-8-355. PMID: 26232465

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders.
Togher L, Douglas J, Turkstra LS, Welch-West P, Janzen S, Harnett A, Kennedy M, Kua A, Patsakos E, Ponsford J, Teasell R, Bayley MT, Wiseman-Hakes C
J Head Trauma Rehabil 2023 Jan-Feb 01;38(1):65-82. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000835. PMID: 36594860
Non-pharmacological interventions for stuttering in children six years and younger.
Sjøstrand Å, Kefalianos E, Hofslundsengen H, Guttormsen LS, Kirmess M, Lervåg A, Hulme C, Bottegaard Næss KA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Sep 9;9(9):CD013489. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013489.pub2. PMID: 34499348Free PMC Article
Social communication following traumatic brain injury part 2: Identifying effective treatment ingredients.
Meulenbroek P, Ness B, Lemoncello R, Byom L, MacDonald S, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Moore Sohlberg M
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2019 Apr;21(2):128-142. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1583281. PMID: 30955383
Evaluating social (pragmatic) communication disorder.
Mandy W, Wang A, Lee I, Skuse D
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1166-1175. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12785. PMID: 28741680
Cognitive-communication disorder following right hemisphere stroke: exploring rehabilitation access and outcomes.
Hewetson R, Cornwell P, Shum D
Top Stroke Rehabil 2017 Jul;24(5):330-336. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1080/10749357.2017.1289622. PMID: 28218007

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders with emphasis on the preschool period.
de Lima TA, Zuanetti PA, Nunes MEN, Hamad APA
World J Pediatr 2023 Aug;19(8):715-726. Epub 2022 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00629-y. PMID: 36282408
Paid worker and unfamiliar partner communication training: A scoping review.
Tessier A, Power E, Croteau C
J Commun Disord 2020 Jan-Feb;83:105951. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2019.105951. PMID: 31751831
Social (pragmatic) communication disorders and autism spectrum disorder.
Baird G, Norbury CF
Arch Dis Child 2016 Aug;101(8):745-51. Epub 2015 Dec 23 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306944. PMID: 26699538
Autism, Language Disorder, and Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder: DSM-V and Differential Diagnoses.
Simms MD, Jin XM
Pediatr Rev 2015 Aug;36(8):355-62; quiz 363. doi: 10.1542/pir.36-8-355. PMID: 26232465
Practitioner review: Social (pragmatic) communication disorder conceptualization, evidence and clinical implications.
Norbury CF
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2014 Mar;55(3):204-16. Epub 2013 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12154. PMID: 24117874

Therapy

Non-pharmacological interventions for stuttering in children six years and younger.
Sjøstrand Å, Kefalianos E, Hofslundsengen H, Guttormsen LS, Kirmess M, Lervåg A, Hulme C, Bottegaard Næss KA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Sep 9;9(9):CD013489. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013489.pub2. PMID: 34499348Free PMC Article
Computerised speech and language therapy or attention control added to usual care for people with long-term post-stroke aphasia: the Big CACTUS three-arm RCT.
Palmer R, Dimairo M, Latimer N, Cross E, Brady M, Enderby P, Bowen A, Julious S, Harrison M, Alshreef A, Bradley E, Bhadhuri A, Chater T, Hughes H, Witts H, Herbert E, Cooper C
Health Technol Assess 2020 Apr;24(19):1-176. doi: 10.3310/hta24190. PMID: 32369007Free PMC Article
Chronic inflammation - inflammaging - in the ageing cochlea: A novel target for future presbycusis therapy.
Watson N, Ding B, Zhu X, Frisina RD
Ageing Res Rev 2017 Nov;40:142-148. Epub 2017 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.10.002. PMID: 29017893Free PMC Article
Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions Targeting Social Communication Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury.
Finch E, Copley A, Cornwell P, Kelly C
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016 Aug;97(8):1352-65. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.005. PMID: 26679234
The Social Communication Intervention Project: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of speech and language therapy for school-age children who have pragmatic and social communication problems with or without autism spectrum disorder.
Adams C, Lockton E, Freed J, Gaile J, Earl G, McBean K, Nash M, Green J, Vail A, Law J
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2012 May-Jun;47(3):233-44. Epub 2012 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00146.x. PMID: 22512510

Prognosis

Social communication following traumatic brain injury part I: State-of-the-art review of assessment tools.
Sohlberg MM, MacDonald S, Byom L, Iwashita H, Lemoncello R, Meulenbroek P, Ness B, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2019 Apr;21(2):115-127. Epub 2019 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1583280. PMID: 30957561
Social communication following traumatic brain injury part 2: Identifying effective treatment ingredients.
Meulenbroek P, Ness B, Lemoncello R, Byom L, MacDonald S, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Moore Sohlberg M
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2019 Apr;21(2):128-142. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1583281. PMID: 30955383
Counseling Issues: Addressing Behavioral and Emotional Considerations in the Treatment of Communication Disorders.
Lieberman A
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2018 Feb 6;27(1):13-23. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0149. PMID: 29383378
Cognitive-communication disorder following right hemisphere stroke: exploring rehabilitation access and outcomes.
Hewetson R, Cornwell P, Shum D
Top Stroke Rehabil 2017 Jul;24(5):330-336. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1080/10749357.2017.1289622. PMID: 28218007
Autism, Language Disorder, and Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder: DSM-V and Differential Diagnoses.
Simms MD, Jin XM
Pediatr Rev 2015 Aug;36(8):355-62; quiz 363. doi: 10.1542/pir.36-8-355. PMID: 26232465

Clinical prediction guides

It is no joke. Metaphorical language and sense of humor in schizophrenia.
Wyszomirska J, Martyniak E, Bąk-Sosnowska M
Psychiatr Pol 2020 Aug 31;54(4):687-700. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/110142. PMID: 33386721
Social communication following traumatic brain injury part I: State-of-the-art review of assessment tools.
Sohlberg MM, MacDonald S, Byom L, Iwashita H, Lemoncello R, Meulenbroek P, Ness B, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2019 Apr;21(2):115-127. Epub 2019 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1583280. PMID: 30957561
Social communication following traumatic brain injury part 2: Identifying effective treatment ingredients.
Meulenbroek P, Ness B, Lemoncello R, Byom L, MacDonald S, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Moore Sohlberg M
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2019 Apr;21(2):128-142. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1583281. PMID: 30955383
Cognitive-communication disorder following right hemisphere stroke: exploring rehabilitation access and outcomes.
Hewetson R, Cornwell P, Shum D
Top Stroke Rehabil 2017 Jul;24(5):330-336. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1080/10749357.2017.1289622. PMID: 28218007
Practitioner review: Social (pragmatic) communication disorder conceptualization, evidence and clinical implications.
Norbury CF
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2014 Mar;55(3):204-16. Epub 2013 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12154. PMID: 24117874

Recent systematic reviews

Assessment of communication competence in acquired communication disorders: A systematic scoping review.
Aldridge D, Cahill L, Theodoros D
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Apr;25(2):306-316. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2055142. PMID: 35473488
Non-pharmacological interventions for stuttering in children six years and younger.
Sjøstrand Å, Kefalianos E, Hofslundsengen H, Guttormsen LS, Kirmess M, Lervåg A, Hulme C, Bottegaard Næss KA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Sep 9;9(9):CD013489. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013489.pub2. PMID: 34499348Free PMC Article
Joint attention interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Murza KA, Schwartz JB, Hahs-Vaughn DL, Nye C
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2016 May;51(3):236-51. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12212. PMID: 26952136
Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions Targeting Social Communication Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury.
Finch E, Copley A, Cornwell P, Kelly C
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016 Aug;97(8):1352-65. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.005. PMID: 26679234
Autism spectrum disorder in Prader-Willi syndrome: A systematic review.
Bennett JA, Germani T, Haqq AM, Zwaigenbaum L
Am J Med Genet A 2015 Dec;167A(12):2936-44. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37286. PMID: 26331980

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