Occupational Therapy for Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders

Abstract


 Occupational therapy interventions may be effective for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety and improving function and participation with the interventions in adult patients diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety.
 In patients with schizophrenia, occupational therapy interventions may improve social functioning, cognitive performance, executive function, and motivation; and reduce the duration and rate of rehospitalization.
 We did not find any evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of occupational therapy for the treatment of bipolar disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder that met the inclusion criteria for our review.
 We did not find any evidence meeting our inclusion criteria about the cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy for the treatment of mental health conditions, as well as the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders.