Possibilities of using occupational therapy in patients with eating disorders

BACHELOR THESIS ABSTRACT Name, Surname: Jana Mandíková Consultant: Mgr. Jana Pluhaříková Pomajzlová Title of thesis: Possibilities of using occupational therapy in patients with eating disorders Abstract: The bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of eating disorders and the possibilities of using occupational therapy in their treatment. In the theoretical part, I first describe the issue of eating disorders, their etiology and treatment options. I also deal with occupational therapy as a rehabilitation field in psychiatry. The conclusion of the theoretical part is based on the studied Czech and foreign literature and I deal with the use of occupational therapy in patients with eating disorders. In the introduction to the practical part, I present the results of a questionnaire survey on the current use of occupational therapy in patients with eating disorders in the Czech Republic, which I conducted. I also describe my practice and specific therapies that I led at the Psychiatric Clinic of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and the General University Hospital. The last part is a proposed procedure of occupational therapy intervention in patients with eating disorders on the basis of the already created foreign manual "Eating Disorders: A Guide for Occupational Therapists", which is based on..