title: The evolution of our occupational perspective: the journey from diversion through therapeutic use to enablement.
abstract: Occupational Therapy, in the broad sense of the term, has become the most serious problem before the statesmen of every nation in the world at the present time. All over the civilized globe, the widespread disease of unemployment (lack of occupation) is monopolizing the attention of national parliaments and world conferences. Everywhere the effort is being made to remedy human dissatisfaction and mental unrest by providing daily tasks so that minds may be occupied, bodies may be healthy, and the means of sustenance may be found (Howland, 1993, p. 4).
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 256 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1W5. h.polatajko@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Polatajko
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D014937:Work