Doing daily life: how occupational therapy can inform psychiatric rehabilitation practice.

TOPIC

This paper provides an overview of occupational therapy in the context of psychiatric rehabilitation and mental health recovery.

PURPOSE

The paper delineates practical aspects of occupational therapy's involvement in the mental health field with a discussion of occupation and the elements of conceptual models that guide the practice of occupational therapy.

SOURCES USED

CINAHL, Psych Info, Medline.

CONCLUSION

Occupational therapy is a key discipline in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and brings to the field a strong theoretical and knowledge base along with unique procedures and practices. It is important for the psychiatric rehabilitation field to learn from all disciplines, including occupational therapy.