Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy (6th edition)

Back in the not so long ago days of the mental asylums, it was noticed that long-stay patients deteriorated mentally and physically if they had nothing to do. Many asylums were built in rural areas with spacious grounds specifically, so that patients could find sheltered employment gardening. Some way of filling in the time of bed-ridden or partially immobilised patients was also needed, so people were found to teach such skills as basket weaving. Occupational therapy (OT) has moved on since then: there is not even an entry for basket-making in this dictionary. In fact there is not anything at...