title: Roles and functions of occupational therapy in mental health.
abstract: Within the scope of general psychiatry, occupational therapy personnel work in a broad range of practice areas and settings. Services are provided to children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly of all functional levels and diagnostic categories, in institutional, community-based, partial hospitalization, residential treatment, and forensic psychiatry programs. In all programs, the focus is goal-directed use of time, energy, interest, and attention to foster adaptation and productivity, minimize pathology, and promote the maintenance of health.
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012017:Referral and Consultation