BRITTANY COMBS, OTS JANUARY 23, 2015 Effective Occupation Based Mental Health Interventions for Adults ASOT 2015 Vision and Action Conference

Focus Question What is the effectiveness of occupation based activities to improve psychosocial function in adults with mental illness?

What Works?? Occupational Time Use Intervention Life Skills Intervention Stress Management Program Art Based Occupation Groups

What works?? High Intensity Sports Life Writing Intervention Working with Larger Object Sizes

Clinical Themes Therapeutic use of self allowed me to build therapeutic relationships with the patients Patient Trust Gives the patients something to look forward to and new goals to set Patients know that you care!!

Clinical Application Participation in occupations improves psychosocial wellness of individuals with mental illness Functional Activities Community Reintegration Social Participation

Fieldwork Experience

References Chippendale, T., & Bear-Lehman, J. (2012). Effect of life review writing on depressive symptoms in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66, 438–446. doi.org/ / ajot Edgelow, M., & Krupa, T. (2011). Randomized controlled pilot study of an occupational time-use intervention for people with serious mental illness. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 267–276. doi: /ajot Helfrich, C. A., Chan, D. V., & Sabol, P. (2011). Cognitive predictors of life skill intervention outcomes for adults with mental illness at risk for homelessness. American Journal of Occupational Therapy,65, 277–286. doi: /ajot Lee, H.-L., Tan, H. K.-L., Ma, H.-I., Tsai, C.-Y., & Liu, Y.-K. (2006). Effectiveness of a work- related stress management pro-gram in patients with chronic schizophrenia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60, 435–441. doi: /ajot

References Mouradian, L. E., DeGrace, B. W., & Thompson, D. M. (2013). Art-based occupation group reduces parent anxiety in the NICU: A mixed-methods study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67,692–700. doi: /ajot Rogers, C. M., Mallinson, T., & Peppers, D. (2014). High-Intensity sports for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression: Feasibility study of ocean therapy with veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, 395–404. doi.org/ /ajot Wang, S.-M., Kuo, L.-C., Ouyang, W.-C., Hsu, H.-M., Lin, K.-C., & Ma, H.-I. (2014). Effects of object size on unimanual and bimanual movements in patients with schizophrenia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, 230–238. doi.org/ /ajot

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