title: Productive activities for the chronic patient.
abstract: This paper examines the common characteristics of chronic psychiatric patients and the principles that should guide the development of any program of activities designed to promote their rehabilitation. A range of productive activities in each segment of a support network is described, and an example from Oregon is presented to illustrate how different levels of activities can be used to meet rehabilitation goals.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009922:Oregon; D012944:Social Support