Occupational Therapy Interventions in Mental Health : A Literature Review in Search of Evidence
(2019) In Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 35(2). p.109-156- Abstract
A growing body of literature sheds light on occupational therapy (OT) interventions and outcomes in adult mental health. Although this research has not developed to the point where a systematic review is warranted, a synthesis of these findings is needed. This article provides an overview of OT interventions in adult mental health and their documented outcomes. Fifty peer-reviewed intervention studies targeting adults with mental illness were reviewed. Seven categories of interventions emerged: employment/education; psychoeducation; creative occupations/activity; time use/occupational balance; skills/habit development; group/family approaches; and animal-assisted therapy. Further research involving rigorous designs is needed to... (More)
A growing body of literature sheds light on occupational therapy (OT) interventions and outcomes in adult mental health. Although this research has not developed to the point where a systematic review is warranted, a synthesis of these findings is needed. This article provides an overview of OT interventions in adult mental health and their documented outcomes. Fifty peer-reviewed intervention studies targeting adults with mental illness were reviewed. Seven categories of interventions emerged: employment/education; psychoeducation; creative occupations/activity; time use/occupational balance; skills/habit development; group/family approaches; and animal-assisted therapy. Further research involving rigorous designs is needed to establish a solid evidence base for OT interventions in adult mental health.
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- author
- Kirsh, Bonnie ; Martin, Lori ; Hultqvist, Jenny LU and Eklund, Mona LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Intervention research, mental illness, outcomes
- in
- Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
- volume
- 35
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 109 - 156
- publisher
- Haworth Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85063958361
- ISSN
- 0164-212X
- DOI
- 10.1080/0164212X.2019.1588832
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- abdb68c7-f2f2-40c6-aedb-6608feb175b6
- date added to LUP
- 2019-05-02 15:26:35
- date last changed
- 2022-04-25 22:46:01
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