Die Rehabilitation
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Multicenter Study Controlled Clinical Trial
[Occupational therapy in vocational rehabilitation of adults with mental illness].
This publication presents a study that analyses the effectiveness of client-oriented Occupational Therapy methods in Austria concerning improvement of the occupational performance of persons with mental illness. The central research issue had been the question how far client-centred OT treatment enables improvement in the occupational performance of mentally ill persons. ⋯ It could be shown that applying client-centred Occupational Therapy methods in vocational reintegration work can contribute considerably to improving the performance, satisfaction, quality of life, and social skills of persons with mental illness.