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Spirituality and Occupational Hazards of Psychiatry
Occupational hazards are the dangers to human health and safety that are associated with work. Psychiatrists and other professionals in the field of mental health are as threatened by them, as are those who work in other spheres. Increased awareness and understanding of the potential risks should help to mitigate their effects among those who are vulnerable. There is some evidence that psychiat...
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Auguste-Louis Delpech (1818-80) has been remembered principally as the author of the first detailed description of the serious consequences of exposure to carbon disulphide. A close reading of his work suggests that his reputation has been seriously undervalued. The subsequent development of occupational psychiatry, with its emphasis on the distinction between the organic and the functional, ma...
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This article discusses some of the challenges that occupational therapists working in acute psychiatric inpatient settings commonly face. There is often a lack of sufficient time available for treatment as well as limitations inherent in addressing functional problems in the artificiality of a hospital environment. A theoretical framework is introduced from which the role of occupational therap...
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An outline for an emerging theory to guzde occupational therapy practice with mental disorders is provided. A hierarchy of cognitive levels with an accompanying task analysis describes functional distinctions in the severity of disorder, as reflected In routine task behavior. Recent advances in the neuros6ences are examined for their potential impact on knowledge development and program obJect ...
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BACKGROUND Common mental disorders are the leading cause of sickness absence but are frequently misdiagnosed and undertreated. It is against this background that a specialist occupational psychiatry clinic was established at a London teaching hospital. AIMS To explore the nature of patients and complaints seen in the clinic and investigate whether this form of service provision reached patien...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.4.362