This book provides professionals and students the most up-to-date research on the clinical assessment and management of individuals with dementia and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

In thirty dedicated chapters, this volume examines the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders and provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the epidemiology, aetiology and clinical features of these disorders. It is ideal for academic researchers, graduate students and professionals in speech and language therapy.

For clinicians, educators, and students in the fields of speech pathology, otolaryngology, nursing, and respiratory care this text offers treatment strategies through detailed case studies.

Despite decades of research into the nature and treatment of stuttering, the causes and underlying mechanisms of it are still not well understood. In this unique and comprehensive overview of the numerous theories and models which seek to understand and explain stuttering, the authors of Theoretical Issues in Stuttering provide an invaluable account.