Contents IntroductionShort-Term Psychiatric Treatment: How Will Occupational Therapy Adapt? Changing Role Expectations of Psychiatric Occupational Therapists Short-Term Assessment: The Need and a Response The Use of groups in Short-Term Psychiatric Settings Occupational Therapy for chronic Pain: A Clinical Application of the Model of Human Occupation Short-Term Hospital Treatment of the Acute Schizophrenic Episode Theoretical Issues in Short-Term Treatment A Psychiatrist’s Experience with Occupational Therapy in a Short-Term General Hospital Unit