This new book fills a need in psychosocial occupational therapy education for a comprehensive, practice-focused resource. It brings together unique clinical concepts so that students and educators can understand and enthusiastically embrace psychosocial practice. It demystifies psychiatric practice with realistic case illustrations throughout the book and by employing longer case histories that bring abstract concepts alive. Chapters on dissociative and personality disorders, psychiatric treatment of HIV, the impact of physical illness on mental health, the impact of mental illness on the family, vocational programming, occupational therapy in the criminal justice system, case management, and supervision in fieldwork bring together essential information.
I purchased this book for a psychosocial OT class this past semester and was thrilled with the overall content. The authors of the textbook really thought out what an OT practitioner should know about the diagnosis, evaluation, and intervention process for an OT mental health setting. The authors did a wonderful job. I HIGHLY recommend this book for any seasoned OT and especially an OT student who will be doing a Mental health fieldwork rotation---I know I will be bringing this text to my OT MH afflilation in January, 07. Great textbook--you will not be disappointed.
Great reference for psychopathology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
We're using this book as our text for a psychopathology class. It's really easy to read, is concise, and it offers logical & pratical OT interventions for each dx presented. Even OT students who have already completed a course in abnormal psych will find that this book is relevent and useful.
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