The fourth edition of this book is directed at a broader, international, undergraduate and professional occupational therapy readership and has undergone major revision and up-dating. In this edition international models of occupational therapy, including a South African model, support the various practical applications of occupational therapy in the various areas of occupational therapy in psychiatry and mental health.

In the past, this publication has catered well for occupational therapists in training, and those that are newly qualified and has been an unprecedented success. It has been used as a text book in all University-based training centres for occupational therapy in South Africa.

More than 8000 copies have been sold in South Africa alone. The content is proudly preseted as being South African-based, yet very applicable to other areas of the world. The standard of occupational therapy in the psychiatric and mental health field in South Africa is high, and comparable to both Western and Eastern countries of the world, both at a hospital and a community, grass-roots level. Cultural issues and the contribution of occupational therapy auxiliary is also included in this edition.