Midlands State University Library
Image from Google Jackets

Occupational therapy in short-term psychiatry edited by Moya Willson

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Edinburgh Longman Group 1988Edition: SecondDescription: 320 pages illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0443035644
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf RC487 OCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 151345 Available BK136723
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf RC487 OCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 151205 Available BK137332

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.