Antidepressive response of inpatients with major depression to adjuvant occupational therapy: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite marked costs and limited evidence regarding effectiveness, occupational therapy (OT) is widely applied in psychiatric settings and financed by health insurance companies in European countries. This pilot study investigated the antidepressive effects of adjuvant OT for patients with major depression in a 6-week inpatient setting, stratified for females and males.

Methods

A total of 114 inpatients with major depression were assigned to either a standard OT group (using basic handcraft) or an active control group that played board games (2 h daily, 5 days a week). HAMD-21 scores were assessed as the primary outcome parameter after 3-6 weeks.

Results

The OT intervention was not superior to "board game" (BG) activities in reducing depressive symptoms. Ho

SUBMITTER: Edel MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5273796 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature