| Abstrakt: |
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a comprehensive biopsychosocial classification system that describes functioning, disability, and health. It goes beyond impairments and symptomatology, which are commonly highlighted in psychiatric disability, and allows for a description of performance of daily activities and of participation in life situations, with consideration of environmental and personal factors. This makes it particularly relevant for rehabilitation. For psychiatric rehabilitation, given that symptoms often bear little relationship to functioning in work roles, the ICF has particular relevance in understanding how limitations in the various mental function areas relate to employment issues for people with psychiatric disabilities. A framework for conceptualizing psychiatric disabilities using the ICF is described, with examples specific to vocational functioning drawn from the literature. Implications for clinical practice and psychiatric rehabilitation education are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
