Occupational therapy interventions for employment and education for adults with serious mental illness: A systematic review

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-246

  Arbesman, Marian ^a,b,c   Logsdon, Dana W ^d  

^a American Occupational Therapy Association   (United States)

^b Ideas Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Fayette County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Evidence based practice; Mentally ill persons; Occupational therapy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 79958796668     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2011.001289     Document Type: Review

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