Occupational Therapy in Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Bipolar Disorders

Mood disorders are psychiatric illnesses characterized by changes in mood or affect, energy (spirit) and the way of feeling, thinking and behaving, with the most common subtypes being depression and bipolar disorders.

It is a disease that has a major impact on the life of the patient, their family and society, with often irreversible damage to various areas of life, such as work, finances and social relationships.

Mood disorders generally cause disruptions in routine, interruptions in activities and loss of occupational roles, indicating the need for Occupational Therapy intervention. Currently, among Occupational Therapy studies, Cognitive Neuroscience stands out as a theoretical and practical reference in the treatment of cognitive and functional deficits present in people with neuropsychiatric disorders, and thus, as clinical approaches based on theories of Cognition and guided by the ICF (International Classification of Functioning - WHO).

In this sense, the purpose of this course is to equip students to work directly with patients with mood disorders, men and women, adults, with the aim of evaluating and intervening in cognition, functional impairments and the repercussions of these changes in the individual's daily life, through cognitive-functional rehabilitation.