Psychiatric rehabilitation interventions: a review

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Mental Health
• Rehabilitation Psychology

Background:

• Psychiatric rehabilitation is an established field of study and practice in mental health.
• Numerous psychiatric rehabilitation programs, procedures, and models have been developed, evaluated, and disseminated over recent decades.
• The process, values, and practitioner technology underlying psychiatric rehabilitation have been clearly defined.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the psychiatric rehabilitation process.
• To differentiate psychiatric rehabilitation interventions from other psychosocial interventions.
• To examine major psychiatric rehabilitation interventions within the process framework and review their evidence.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of psychiatric rehabilitation process and interventions.
• Analysis and categorization of psychosocial interventions.
• Examination of evidence supporting major psychiatric rehabilitation interventions.

Main Results:

• Psychiatric rehabilitation interventions encompass a mix of evidence-based, promising, and emerging practices.
• The psychiatric rehabilitation process provides a framework for integrating these interventions.
• This framework focuses on helping individuals with serious mental illnesses attain and maintain valued roles.

Conclusions:

• Psychiatric rehabilitation interventions, when integrated within the process framework, offer a comprehensive strategy for recovery.
• Complementary, treatment-oriented psychosocial interventions enhance this recovery strategy.
• The psychiatric rehabilitation process is key to effectively utilizing diverse interventions for serious mental illness recovery.