For speech therapists, the treatment of dementia patients is becoming increasingly important. This is not only due to demographic developments but also because the significance of non-medical treatments is growing. In this book from the Forum Logopädie series, you will learn everything essential about the possibilities as well as the limitations of speech therapy work with dementia. Christina Knels and her co-authors provide a detailed examination of the different types of dementia and the resulting implications for working with each patient. They offer insights into medical and neuropsychological fundamentals and provide practical advice on diagnostics and therapy. - What can speech therapy achieve, and what cannot? - Basics of linguistic symptoms - Discussion of therapy approaches regarding their evidence - Disorders of food intake and swallowing difficulties in dementia.