The fourth edition of this book is directed at a broader,international, undergraduate and professional occupational therapyreadership and has undergone major revision and up-dating. In thisedition international models of occupational therapy, including aSouth African model, support the various practical applications ofoccupational therapy in the various areas of occupational therapyin psychiatry and mental health. In the past, this publication has catered well for occupationaltherapists in training, and those that are newly qualified and hasbeen an unprecedented success. It has been used as a text book inall University-based training centres for occupational therapy inSouth Africa. More than 8000 copies have been sold in South Africa alone. Thecontent is proudly preseted as being South African-based, yet veryapplicable to other areas of the world. The standard ofoccupational therapy in the psychiatric and mental health field inSouth Africa is high, and comparable to both Western and Easterncountries of the world, both at a hospital and a community,grass-roots level. Cultural issues and the contribution ofoccupational therapy auxiliary is also included in thisedition.weiterlesen