Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy–Third Edition Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, Martin L. Albert, Marjorie Nicholas

Description The third edition of the popular book Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy is now available. This comprehensive text covers the assessment and treatment of adult aphasia by speech-language pathologists. It is targeted at clinicians working with people with aphasia in acute and post-acute settings. It focuses on the theoretical and research underpinnings and the practical application of a wide range of treatment approaches. The book is divided into 2 Sections: Section I. Foundation of Aphasia and Related Disorders Foundations and Descriptions Diagnostic Process Section II. Systematic Speech-Language Pathology Approaches to the Treatment of Aphasia Considerations for Aphasia Treatment Impairment Based Therapies Non-Impairment-Based Therapies A major revision, the Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy, Third Edition includes 10 new chapters with a significant amount of new, up-to-date information: Aphasia in Special Populations: Neurodegenerative Syndromes Aphas