Midlands State University Library

Occupational therapy in short-term psychiatry

Occupational therapy in short-term psychiatry edited by Moya Willson - Second - Edinburgh Longman Group 1988 - 320 pages illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1 The clients: mental illness; stress and the vulnerable personality; physical dysfunction, including trauma, deteriorating diseases, disfigurement. Part 2 Influences on therapy: humanistic psychology, including the contribution of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers; thinking and changing one's mind; social competence. Part 3 Practical intervention: training in social skills; the management of anxiety; creative therapies; dramatherapy, including a dramatherapy group for women suffering from anorexia, a mummers' play performance by players with mental handicap, useful addresses, source books for games; constructive activities; leisure; strategic skills, including meetings, conflict and negotiation. Index.

A collection of essays for occupational therapists and their students about general psychiatry, dealing with a variety of problems which may lead to referral, influences on how therapy is used and practical solutions.

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Occupational therapy
Brief psychotherapy
Mental disorders--Rehabilitation