Objekt 1162
Occupational therapy
Description
Until the 1920s, occupational therapy was almost the only form of therapy. At the Friedmatt Clinic in Basel, most patients worked in the gardens, in the stables, in the kitchen, in the laundry and in workshops. The clinic was economically dependent on the products and income generated. At the same time, work served as a form of healing. It was intended to distract the patients from their "erroneous thoughts" and integrate them into the social order of the institution. It was designed to give people the assurance of being needed, enable them to have an orderly daily routine and maintain their ability to work. From the 1960s onwards, classical occupational therapy was increasingly replaced by occupational therapy.
Object description
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Inv. 2018.557.
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Inv. 2018.559.