The occupational therapy of mental illness

Abstract

According to the generation or authors, the begriffs of occupational therapy transferred. Therefore, the development and progress of it have been delayed. When occupational therapy carries into practise, we should like to take psychodynamic approach in Japan that trample upon human rights and democracy. If occupational therapy carries into practise from this point of view, in company with psycho-drugs, patient's prognosis may be optimistic. The humanitarian or charitable occupational therapy, in spite of being superficially good, would not necessarilly be effective. Occupational therapy should not be a sort of diversion. As occupational therapy makes the psychological place for the sake of good communication, so it's progress and it's product would become the tool. The therapist of occupational therapy should have sensitive and generous characters. Through the treatment, within the limits being not threatened, occupational therapist should give the patients a sort of stimulation. Although it is profitable to have many and excellent staffs, untrained personnels becomes to be effective if they participate in therapeutic team by means of co-operative manners. Recently, it is said, a shortage of employee among many companies and factories. We wonder, what does not employ the physically and mentally disabled people. Generally speaking, department of occupational therapy would be despised from most mental hospitals themselves, moreover, the practice of treatment would be referred to untrained staffs. I think, by way of this connection, occupational therapy has not only no effect but gives a sort of injurious influences. Both doctors and administrators should take a serious view of occupational therapy from this time. © 1967, Japanese Society of National Medical Services. All rights reserved.