Overview of current approaches for treating word retrieval deficits demonstrates need for focused research questions and appraisal of the methodological quality of evidence

This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Schweng Casarin, F., Branco, L., Pereira, N., Kochhann, R., Gindri, G., & Paz Fonseca, R. (2014). Rehabilitation of lexical and semantic communicative impairments: An overview of available approaches. Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 8, 266–277. Sources of funding and disclosures of interest: Several of the authors received a CAPES scholarship for Master’s, PhD, or postdoctoral studies. The authors report no conflicts of interests.