Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy–Fourth Edition

Kathlyn L. Reed

ISBN: 978-1-416-41217-5

Published: 2023

Contents: 1,144 pages, 6" × 9" soft cover

“This reference book is a must-have for the clinic bookshelf and the practitioner’s home library.”

— The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Now in the fourth edition, Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy provides a thoroughly updated reference to 158 diagnoses pertinent to occupational therapy.  

The diagnoses, organized by category, are accompanied by a succinct overview that includes description, cause, evaluation/assessment, problems/issues, intervention/treatment, precautions/safety considerations, and prognosis and outcome. These topics constitute an outline of information based on the Occupational Therapy Practice Frameworks III and IV.

The 158 diagnoses covered in this remarkable text fall into 13 categories, and the book is divided into 14 sections to make it easy to navigate. The final section covers diagnoses with limited available literature.

Sections:

• Developmental Disorders
• Sensory Disorders
• Nervous System Disorders
• Cardiopulmonary Disorders
• Hand and Wrist Conditions
• Injuries
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Systemic Disorders
• Immunologic and Infection Diseases
• Skin Disorders
• Cognitive-Perceptual Disorders
• Mental and Behavioral Disorders
• Lifestyle Conditions
• Single- or Two-Article Disorders

To see more of this product's contents:

• Appendix A: Instruments Developed by Occupational Therapy Personnel
• Appendix B: Instruments Developed by Other Professionals and Used by Occupational Therapy Personnel