Closing the Gap: From Research to Practice in Mental Health Interventions.

ABSTRACT: Evidence-based practice is critical but challenging in mental health. Rigorous research-proven interventions often do not yield expected results in the clinical practice. This study aimed to explore factors contributing to the effectiveness of Occupational Connections (OC)-an intervention for promotion of engagement in meaningful occupations in serious mental illness (SMI)-based on case series study of three quasi-experimental studies. The studies focused on people with SMI, admitted to intensive mental health services participated in the OC, as well as on a control condition group. Similar evaluation procedures throughout these studies addressed primary outcomes of participation dimensions and recovery orientation, as well as secondary outcomes of functional capacity, cognition, and sympt

SUBMITTER: Lipskaya-Velikovsky L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9915162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature