Occupational therapy should be part of conversion disorder treatment

The reason this article interested me was because of an occupational therapy fieldwork experience I had encountered in an acute care hospital setting. Occupational therapy's role in all settings, including mental health, entail “assisting individuals to gain and maintain independent living, man...

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Published inJournal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 12, 45 - 45
Main Author Acker, Stephanie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.03.2010
Subjects
Conversion disorder
Conversion Disorder - therapy
Field study
Holistic Health
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental health
Occupational Therapy
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
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Summary:The reason this article interested me was because of an occupational therapy fieldwork experience I had encountered in an acute care hospital setting. Occupational therapy's role in all settings, including mental health, entail “assisting individuals to gain and maintain independent living, manage in community settings and engage in productive, meaningful and enjoyable activities” (Hardaker et al., 2007, p. 2). [...]I believe incorporating occupational therapy in the treatment of conversion disorder and other mental illness is important, as supported by the evidence from Hardaker et al.
ISSN:0279-3695
1938-2413
DOI:10.3928/02793695-20100202-08a