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The reader of this chapter will be helped to plan and carry out memory therapy programmes for patients whose memory problems result from acquired brain damage.

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Wilson, B. (1992). Memory therapy in practice. In: Wilson, B., Moffat, N. (eds) Clinical Management of Memory Problems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4523-5_5

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