Hegde Srishti, Anu K N, Thomas Reni
Department of Psychiatry, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
Discov Ment Health. 2025 May 6;5(1):70. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00157-x.
Despite tremendous progress in the last century in the treatment of mental illnesses, many of these conditions still have no known solution. Effective rehabilitation is crucial for managing mental illness because medical management alone is insufficient in this regard. One non-pharmacological intervention that concentrates on these aspects of rehabilitation is Occupational Therapy. One can address the person, environment, and occupation needs through various occupational therapy models. It is critical to realize these unrealized potentials in India. This commentary is about how we can support the growth of occupational therapy as a mental health profession and what it can do in the field of mental illness.
尽管在上个世纪精神疾病治疗方面取得了巨大进展，但许多此类病症仍然没有已知的解决方案。有效的康复对于管理精神疾病至关重要，因为仅靠药物治疗在这方面是不够的。职业治疗是一种专注于康复这些方面的非药物干预措施。通过各种职业治疗模式可以满足个人、环境和职业需求。在印度实现这些未被发掘的潜力至关重要。这篇评论探讨的是我们如何支持职业治疗作为一种心理健康专业的发展，以及它在精神疾病领域能发挥什么作用。
