Abstract
AbstractThere is a multi-directional relationship between communication difficulties and mental health. A young person with a language disorder may fall behind at school, have difficulty maintaining appropriate peer relationships and have trouble expressing their internal experience. This can result in adverse mental health outcomes. Conversely, a mental health condition which leads to a young person not attending school and withdrawing from family and friends alters the environmental input they receive in terms of speech, language and social communication; they may therefore fall behind in these areas. It is also important to recognise that communication impairments are inherent in a number of mental health conditions—for example, marked changes to speech rate and language content in psychoses.
Funder
Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Services
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
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