The effect of TAP (Treatment of Aphasic Perseveration) program on aphasic perseveration

Abstract

  Perseveration is frequently observed in aphasic patients and it can be an obstruction for aphasic evaluations and rehabilitations. In this study, we employed a one-month training program to reduce perseveration for an aphasic patient who showed perseverations as a main complaint throughout the 6-month conventional aphasic therapies. The training program was made based on the error-control method of the Treatment of Aphasic Perseveration (TAP) . Additionally, we studied the underlying mechanism for the recovery of perseverations by qualitative analysis of perseverative errors during the TAP program. As a result, the perseveration had been remarkably reduced and naming scores had been improved even in the un-trained word-set. Furthermore, the word-expressive function in daily life had also been improved after training. That is to say, the effect of the training had generalized in every day life. Also, qualitative analysis of perseverative errors showed that TAP program had effect on reducing immediate type of perseveration.