This work brings together a selection of Clinical Forum features from the journal "Aphasiology". The fora are designed to cover issues in clinical aphasiology which are central, topical and controversial. Each forum concerns a main article and a number of commentaries.

Part 1 Issues in clinical aphasiology: reapportioning time for aphasia rehabilitation - a point of view; the cognitive cloud and language disorders; the relation of aphasia to dementia. Part 2 Assessing for treatment: aphasia tests reconsidered; using the PICA in clinical practice - are we flogging a dead horse?; functional assessment of communication - merging public policy with clinical views. Part 3 Computers in clinical aphasiology: efficacy of aphasia treatment using microcomputers; computer-based aphasia treatment meets artificial intelligence. Part 4 Psychosocial issues: aphasia and family therapy; losing your sense of self - what aphasia can do. Part 5 Specific therapy approaches for aphasia: group therapy for aphasia patients.

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