Rehabilitation of the handicapped: A survey of means and methods

Abstract

Reviews Rehabilitation of the handicapped: A survey of means and methods (1949), edited by William H. Soden. This volume contains 38 articles, 21 of which are devoted to some aspect of medical rehabilitation, classified under the headings of general medical and surgical techniques, neurological methods, and psychiatric developments. The remaining 17 articles are distributed under 2 rubrics; vocational and social rehabilitation and educational and psychological trends. Two articles in the medical group discuss the role of nursing in psychosurgery and psychiatric rehabilitation and two more are general discussions of the rehabilitation of those with polio and tuberculosis. All others are technical papers discussing specific medical treatments primarily of interest to specialists. Important segments of the rehabilitation field, however, have not been adequately covered, including counseling, vocational guidance, vocational training and selective job-placement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)