Functional Assessment : Diagnosis in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

The rehabilitation of person with psychiatric disabilities depends on improving functional skills. Functional assessment then is the most important part of psychiatric rehabilitation diagnosis. The model of psychiatric rehabilitation gives a framework for understanding rehabilitation assessment. This article describes the rationale of functional diagnosis by contrasting it with traditional psychiatric diagnosis. The values and procedures of functional assessment and issues of existing instruments of functional assessment are described. Finally implementation of functional assessment technology in Korea is considered in terms of the role of the clinical psychologist in the present mental health system.

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Vol.15 No.1

Functional Assessment : Diagnosis in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Abstract

Korean Journal of Psychology: General