title: The boundaries of psychiatric rehabilitation.
abstract: The authors describe the development of modern psychiatric rehabilitation, from its early association with occupational therapy to its present state as a discipline with an armamentarium of treatment strategies. Psychiatric rehabilitation addresses difficulties in three domains of patients' lives: clinical status, functional status, and quality of life. The authors suggest that the acceptance of rehabilitation as a separate discipline has been slow due to boundary conflicts between these domains and between the disciplines that traditionally represent them. The authors call for a more central role for rehabilitation, which integrates treatment in the three domains and uses group methods to formulate plans and enhance client involvement.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Munich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment