[Aspects of ambulatory occupational therapy]

The authors report on the organisation and structure of a work therapy system set up at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Münster which also looks after outpatients. The authors' presentation takes into account that there are not yet enough setups of this kind in the Federal Republic of Germany. A comprehensive survey is given of the patients' motives to participate, their attitude towards their activities, and the therapeutic effects as experienced by the patients. The ranking of work therapy within the overall framework of comprehensive outpatient care is discussed.