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Am J Occup Ther. 2013 Mar-Apr;67(2):e11-7. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2013.005199.
Historical inquiry enriches occupational therapy practice by identifying enduring values and inspiring future excellence. This study presents for the first time the pioneering life and work of Philip King Brown, a San Francisco physician who used occupation to treat the physical, mental, and social effects of tuberculosis (TB) at Arequipa Sanatorium, the institution he founded in 1911. Through textual analysis of the Arequipa Sanatorium Records, this article evaluates and defends Brown's assertion that his institution was medically and socially experimental. The Arequipa Sanatorium promoted occupational therapy by demonstrating its viability in the treatment of TB, the era's most critical health threat. It also put into practice the ideals of holism, humanism, and occupational justice that resonate within the profession today. Finally, Arequipa provided an example of how an occupation program can change the public perception of disability.
历史探究通过识别持久的价值观和激发未来的卓越成就，丰富了职业治疗实践。本研究首次介绍了旧金山医生菲利普·金·布朗（Philip King Brown）的开创性生活和工作，他在自己于 1911 年创立的阿雷基帕疗养院（Arequipa Sanatorium）中，利用职业疗法来治疗结核病（TB）对身体、心理和社会的影响。通过对阿雷基帕疗养院记录的文本分析，本文评估并捍卫了布朗的主张，即他的机构在医学和社会方面具有实验性。阿雷基帕疗养院通过展示职业疗法在治疗当时最严重的健康威胁——结核病方面的可行性，促进了职业疗法的发展。它还实践了整体论、人道主义和职业正义的理想，这些理想在当今的职业治疗领域仍然具有重要意义。最后，阿雷基帕提供了一个范例，说明了一个职业项目如何能够改变公众对残疾的看法。
