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The Use of Activities in the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Psychiatric Patients: An Overview
Author(s) -
Mocellin George
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1982.tb01386.x
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , occupational therapy , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , medicine , physical therapy
Activities have always been basic to the professional nature of occupational therapy. However, occupational therapists have, on the one hand, been criticized for over‐valuing the media they use and, on the other hand, for discarding the use of activities and therefore discarding their professional essence. In an attempt to highlight the importance of “doing” in therapy, an overview of activities from a number of perspectives is presented, together with the contribution that activities make in the treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patients. The importance of structured and well co‐ordinated programmes is stressed and the need for a better understanding of rehabilitation in psychiatry is suggested.