Psychologists study the human mind and human behavior. Psychologists investigate the physical, cognitive, emotional, or social aspects of human behavior. Clinical psychologists often interview patients and give diagnostic tests.
Physiotherapy is a clinical health science and profession that aims to rehabilitate and improve people with movement disorders by using evidence-based, natural methods such as exercise, motivation, and adaptive equipment.
Occupational Therapy is the assessment and treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions using specific, purposeful activity to prevent disability and promote independent function in all aspects of daily life.
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Rehabilitation Science is a study of scientific measures for training, education and therapeutic management to persons with disabilities to restore their physical, mental, emotional, social and vocational usefulness as per their capabilities
The disability rights movements in India have achieved laudable goals on various fronts, but its greatest drawback has been neglect of the rights of persons with mental illness. The Government of India has passed two acts, Mental Health Act 1987 and Persons
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Learning Disability (LD) is a lifelong disorder which affects the manner in which individuals with normal or above average intelligence select, retain and express information. It is estimated that 15% of the world population has some learning disability.
India, a sleeping giant is now waking up. Waking up to a more evolved society with a changing mindset, growing infrastructure, more reach to technology and a greater impetus to education. Waking up to bridge the barriers which hinder the evolution of about sixty million disabled Indians to the so called normal Indians.
As per Census 2001, there were 2.19 Crores (2.13% of the Population) persons with disabilities. The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) in its 58th rounds during July-December 2002, estimated that the number of persons with disabilities in India was 1.85 Crores (1.85% of Population).