Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

EFFECTIVENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS

Sejal Macwan

Abstract :

Family intervention is beyond any form of treatment in any adverse medical condition.It plays significant role in any ill health condition. The diagnosis of any mental disorder is not possible through any laboratory testing. Case history taking is an important weapon in the diagnosis process. This is also important in the treatment process. But apart from this, the medical intervention is also essential. In this regard, one of the important methods is occupational therapy. The simple meaning of occupational therapy is to occupy a person in any activity. In this context, it is a process of engaging any individual in any action. This concept has no primitive origin. As far as the mental illness is concerned, this therapy has a unique stand. It is a kind of helping the ill & injured to redevelop their skill by engaging them in an activity.

The contemporary research paper attempts to clarify the importance & effectiveness of occupational therapy in mental illnesses. This, an exploratory study of 40 mentally ill of Hospital for mental health, Ahmedabad highlights the progress & change among them after getting enrolled in occupational therapy. Moreover, it highlights about mental illness & the intervention of Occupational Therapyin the treatment & rehabilitation of mentally disordered.

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Sejal Macwan, EFFECTIVENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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