Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Assessment Tools [1][2][edit | edit source]

  • Role checklist
  • Interest checklist
  • Disorder spesific outcomes: Such as Montgomery Asberg Depression rating scale, the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory or the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.
  • Measurement instruments to assess executive function: Trail Making Test Parts A and B, the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia, the Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome, the N-Back Task and the Executive Function Performance Test
  • Mini mental state examination
  • Health related outcome measures: 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire and the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life.

Interventions [1][edit | edit source]

  • Psychosocial intervention
  • Psychoeducational intervention
  • Cognitive intervention
  • Exercise intervention

Evidence[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rocamora-Montenegro M, Compañ-Gabucio LM, de la Hera MG. Occupational therapy interventions for adults with severe mental illness: a scoping review. BMJ open. 2021 Oct 1;11(10):e047467.
  2. Sarsak HI. Overview: Occupational therapy for psychiatric disorders. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry. 2018;9(5):518-21.