Mental health concepts and techniques for the occupational therapy assistant / Mary Beth Early.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History and basic concepts -- Selected medical and psychological models of mental health and illness -- Selected practice models for occupational therapy in mental health -- Human occupation and mental health throughout the life span -- Understanding psychiatric diagnosis : DSM-5 and the ICD-9 or 10 -- Contexts of intervention, service and care -- Psychotropic medications and somatic treatments -- Who is the consumer? -- Therapeutic use of self -- Responding to symptoms and behaviors -- Safety techniques -- Group concepts and techniques -- Data collection and evaluation -- Intervention planning, clinical reasoning, and strategies -- Analyzing, adapting, and grading activities -- Daily living skills -- Education and work -- Leisure and social participation -- Self-management, emotional regulation, communication and interaction skills -- Cognitive, sensory, and motor factors and skills.

Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Available via World Wide Web.