Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as psych social rehabilitation, is an aspect of treatment that focuses on helping the person return to an optimal level of functioning and to achieve their life goals. The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help disabled individuals to develop the emotional, social, and intellectual skills needed to live, learn and work in the community with the least amount of professional support. Psychiatric rehabilitation services include medications management for treatment-resistant psychosis and affective disorders, physical health promotion, psychological interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and family interventions, occupational therapy, meditation, and supported employment. It is beneficial for depression, anxiety, psychotic conditions, personality disorder, and addiction.