Psychiatric rehabilitation

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as Psycho-social rehabilitation (and sometimes simplified to Psych rehab by providers), is the process of restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual diagnosed with a mental health or mental disorder who may be considered to have a psychiatric disability.

Pronunciation

Psychiatric Rehabilitation: /saɪˈkaɪətrɪk ˌriːəbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

The term "psychiatric rehabilitation" is derived from the Latin "psychiatria" meaning "healing of the soul," and "rehabilitare," meaning "to make fit again."

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Description

Society affects the psychology of an individual by setting a number of rules, expectations and laws. Psychiatric rehabilitation work is undertaken by rehabilitation counselors (especially the individuals educated in psychiatric rehabilitation), licensed professional counselors (who work in the mental health field), psych rehab consultants or specialists (who may be social workers, psychiatrists or psychologists), university level Masters and PhD levels, classes of related disciplines in mental health (psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists) and community support or allied health workers represented in the new direct support professional workforce in the United States.

Treatment

The most thorough treatment of this kind is referred to as the Assertive community treatment and in more advanced stages of mental illness it is often necessary. The process of psychiatric rehabilitation involves helping the individual to develop skills and supports necessary to live in the community as independently as possible. This may involve a process of recovery from the mental illness, or it may be a process of adaptation to it.

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