Psychopathology and Function

Psychopathology and Function by Dr. Bette R. Bonder has been an essential resource in the field of occupational therapy for more than 20 years. It is a one-of-a-kind text that compares diagnostic criteria used by mental health professionals with the framework used by occupational therapists and it identifies deficits in occupational performance that require occupational therapy intervention. Updated and revised, this Fourth Edition includes recent research literature regarding epidemiology, causes, and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Bette R. Bonder, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Dean of the College of Science and Professor in the Departments of Health Sciences and Psychology at Cleveland State University. She is a past editor of OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation. Dr. Bonder is a site Project Director for the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center, and her areas of research interest are mental health, successful aging, and cultural factors in occupation.