Scala and exception handling

I am curious why exception handling is a topic often ignored in Scala. Is it the goal of the language (or the style) to not rely on exception handling except for external input/code?

I was hoping the style guide had some discussion on exception checking/handling. Is there a good reference that I could consult to understand if there are any differences in handling exceptions in Scala vs. languages I'm more used to (C++/C#/Java/Ruby/etc)?

Would someone with some Scala years under their belt be willing to write down guidelines for exception handling that are Scala specific? or is the answer simply "do as you would in Java"? What is "the functional way"?