Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10041319 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Cognitive rehabilitation is an empirically based field driven by multiple sources of activities and knowledge bases. Drawing on frames of reference provided by rehabilitation, neuropsychology, and rehabilitation psychology, cognitive rehabilitation has evolved to a point where studies have been generated to qualify for consideration in tables of evidence. At the center of cognitive rehabilitation is the effort to teach people to overcome or adapt to limitations. While rehabilitation has traditionally been focused on activity, a recent trend in the literature is to incorporate the individual's experience into a frame of reference for rehabilitation. Emphasizing the experience of the person in the situation fits into cognitive rehabilitation and raises the bar for rehabilitation not only in viewing rehabilitation as an activity to relieve burdens but also in terms of how rehabilitants come to grips with limitations. Dealing with limitations is an important indicator of mental health.
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Leonard PhD,