Open AccessTo be different
Author(s) -
P. Compaan
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
south african journal of physiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2410-8219
pISSN - 0379-6175
DOI - 10.4102/sajp.v37i4.935
Subject(s) - plea , rehabilitation , psychosocial , psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , nursing , engineering ethics , psychotherapist , medicine , political science , engineering , law , neuroscience
Society (including health professionals) ascribes inferiority to the disabled in interaction, be it consciously or unconsciously, thus further complicating a difficult new situation, physically and psychologically. Examples are cited. A plea is made for more emphasis on psychosocial rehabilitation early on.