The effect of mental illness on language regression to the mother tongue in bilingual teenagers.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Affective disorders in children and adolescents could impair the acquisition of a second language in bilingual individuals. The acute exacerbation of a preexisting mental illness may also lead to a loss of the ability to speak the second language for a period of time and the regression to the first (native) language as the only mode of communication. The effect could be lasting since the second language seems to have a critical period of optimal acquisition and proficiency. The underlying neural mechanisms indicated that the second language was more vulnerable to the effects of mental illness than the native language.
Volume
21
Issue
1
First Page
88
Last Page
91
ISSN
1545-7222
Published In/Presented At
El-Gabalawi, F., & Khouzam, H. (2009). The effect of mental illness on language regression to the mother tongue in bilingual teenagers. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 21(1), 88–91. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2009.21.1.88
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
19359456
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article