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Occupational therapy

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Occupational therapy

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NICE Guideline PH16 - Mental wellbeing in over 65s: occupational therapy and physical activity interventions

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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Occupational therapy aims to enable people who have physical, mental and/or social needs, either from birth or as a result of accident, illness or ageing, to achieve as much as they can to get the most out of life (College of Occupational Therapists 2008).

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