July 2007: Rehabilitation psychiatry: principles and practice

Dr Frank Holloway discusses his new book “Enabling Recovery: The Principles and Practice of Rehabilitation Psychiatry”, which focuses on the patient-centred approach and emphasises the importance of incorporating the medical model of psychiatry with a more socio-psychological model.

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Learning outcomes

 

On completion of this module, we hope that you will:

 

  • gain an overview of the context of rehabilitation psychiatry today;

 

  • understand the importance of using a holistic approach to rehabilitation;

 

  • gain a deeper understanding of the recovery paradigm;

 

  • gain an overview of the existing non-medical and medical rehabilitation strategies.

 

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