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Mental health research

Everything we have read on mental health. Each paper is summarised from the full article rather than its abstract, so the limitations are in there too, and the funding wherever the paper declares it.

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• PTOTPilot2019Post-tuberculosis health-related quality of life, lung function and exercise capacity in a cured pulmonary tuberculosis population in the Breede Valley District, South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapyCured pulmonary TB patients reported poor quality of life, walked 294.1 m on average, and 48% had abnormal lung function. Mental health scores were worse than physical health scores.
• OTSurvey2019Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn adults with autism, autistic symptoms were not directly linked to depression, but were linked to depression and anxiety through difficulty identifying emotions and poorer emotion regulation. This is association, not proof of treatment.
• OTCohort2018Prediction of changes in functional ability of inpatients with schizophrenia using logarithmic and linear regression modelling.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTFor inpatients with schizophrenia, functional ability ratings by occupational therapists at therapy start and one month predicted discharge scores better with a curved recovery model than with a straight line.
• OTPilot2018Effect of occupation-based interventions in patients with haematopoietic malignancies undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomised controlled trial.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTPatients with haematopoietic malignancies undergoing chemotherapy who received occupation-based therapy using the ADOC activity tool had better emotional well-being and overall quality of life than those receiving impairment-based therapy. Strength, balance, walking and daily activities did not improve clearly.
• OTSystematic Review2019Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review.Australian occupational therapy journalTop-down, activity-based interventions like CO-OP and CIMT have strong evidence for children with disabilities, while bottom-up approaches like NDT and sensory integration lack it. Parent-led home programs are as effective as therapist-delivered care.
• OTOther2019Effects of using activity diary for goal setting in occupational therapy on reducing pain and improving psychological and physical performance in patients after total knee arthroplasty: A non-randomised controlled study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTPatients after knee replacement who added an activity diary to occupational therapy had better walking pain, anxiety, steps, and physical activity than therapy alone. Resting pain, helplessness, and pain self-efficacy did not differ.
• OTNarrative Review2019Can Occupational Therapy Address the Occupational Implications of Hoarding?Occupational therapy internationalThere is almost no occupational therapy evidence on hoarding, and existing responses often focus on psychology or forced clearing. A client-centred approach is proposed that helps people build safer, meaningful daily activities instead of only removing possessions.
• OTQualitative2019Experience of Occupations among People Living with a Personality Disorder.Occupational therapy internationalPeople living with Cluster B personality disorder described both disapproved and valued occupations as ways to cope, control distress, or gain approval. Socially valued occupations could also bring stigma, overwork, and exclusion.
• OTCohort2019Co-occurrence of Sensory Overresponsivity with Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Childhood and Early Adolescence.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPSensory overresponsivity was linked to OCD symptoms at the same age, not to later OCD symptoms. Tactile and auditory symptoms were associated with concurrent OCD symptoms at ages 8 and 13.
• OTSystematic Review2019Mindfulness meditation for workplace wellness: An evidence map.Work (Reading, Mass.)Mindfulness evidence for workplace wellness was mixed across 175 systematic reviews. Some reviews reported positive effects for nurse state anxiety and depression and for caregiver stress and depression, but educator effects were unclear and general workplace results were mixed.
• PTOTCohort2019Disease Activity, Occupational Participation, and Quality of Life for Individuals with and without Severe Fatigue in Ankylosing Spondylitis.Occupational therapy internationalMost people with ankylosing spondylitis reported significant fatigue, which was linked to higher pain and lower quality of life. They managed it by pacing activities and modifying work, but said they received little guidance from clinicians on how to handle this symptom.
• OTSLPSurvey2019Neuropsychiatric phenotypes and a distinct constellation of ASD features in 3q29 deletion syndrome: results from the 3q29 registry.Molecular autismHigh autism symptom scores were common in 3q29 deletion, including people without an autism diagnosis. Females had a 34-fold increased autism risk. Repetitive behaviours were most severe, while interest in social interaction was less impaired.
• PTOTRCT2020One-Year Comparison of a Community-Based Exercise Program Versus a Day Hospital-Based Exercise Program on Quality of Life and Mental Health in Severely Burned Children.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBoth community-based and day-hospital exercise programs improved quality of life and physical function in severely burned children, with no significant difference between the two groups. Parents reported more emotional and social improvements in the community group, but overall outcomes were similar.
• OTCohort2020Using a Biopsychosocial Model to Understand Long-Term Outcomes in Persons With Burn Injuries.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPre-burn emotional health and avoidance coping were linked to burn adjustment over two years. Avoidance coping was associated with more distress, depressive symptoms and PTSD at one year, and more PTSD at two years.
• OTCohort2020Satisfaction With Life Over Time in People With Burn Injury: A National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBurn survivors split into two groups over 2 years: 224 kept high life satisfaction, while 154 started lower and got worse. Older age, unemployment before injury, and poorer mental health at discharge were more common in the worsening group.
• OTCohort2019The Influence of Multi-morbidity on the Work Ability of Ageing Employees and the Role of Coping Style.Journal of occupational rehabilitationIn employed Dutch adults, having more chronic health problems was linked to lower self-rated work ability. Mental health problems showed a stronger link than physical problems. Active coping was linked to better work ability, avoidant coping to worse.
• OTSurvey2020The effects of service dogs on psychosocial health and wellbeing for individuals with physical disabilities or chronic conditions.Disability and rehabilitationPeople with a service dog reported better overall psychosocial health, including emotional, social, and work or school functioning, than people waiting for one. It was not associated with anger, companionship, or sleep.
• OTSLPOther2020Evaluation of a Transition to University Programme for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic students reported fewer worries about university after a three-day summer school and rated it helpful and enjoyable. The programme included many components, so it cannot show which part helped.
• PTOTSurvey2020Cardiometabolic disease, depressive symptoms, and sleep disorders in middle-aged adults with functional disabilities: NHANES 2007-2014.Disability and rehabilitationAfter accounting for other factors, adults with severe functional disability were more likely to have cardiovascular disease and diabetes than adults without disability. Adults with moderate disability were not. Depressive symptoms and sleep disorders did not explain this.
• PTOTCase Report2020Improved Mobility, Cognition, and Disease Severity in Corticobasal Degeneration of an African American Man After 12 Weeks of Adapted Tango: A Case Study.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationShort-term gains in mobility, cognition, and disease severity were seen after adapted tango in a man with corticobasal degeneration, but many gains faded by follow-up and depression worsened.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Risk Markers for Not Returning to Work Among Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Population-Based Register Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitationOne year after brain injury, women, people born outside Sweden, lower education, aphasia, long hospital stays, mobility or self-care problems, pain, anxiety/depression, and lower satisfaction with rehabilitation process or planning were at higher risk of not returning to work.
• PTOTCohort2019Longitudinal Effects of Medical Comorbidities on Functional Outcome and Life Satisfaction After Traumatic Brain Injury: An Individual Growth Curve Analysis of NIDILRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Data.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAfter moderate-severe brain injury, motor and cognitive independence rose for years, then fell by 10 years. Life satisfaction stayed stable. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, diabetes, and other comorbidities were associated with different function or life-satisfaction trajectories. These are associations, not proven causes.
• OTRCT2020Effects of Dog Assisted Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDog-assisted therapy lowered stress and family or friends reported easier social communication, but self-reported symptoms and self-esteem did not improve more than in the control group. The trial was small.
• OTPilot2019Feasibility Study of Problem-Solving Training for Care Partners of Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Burn Injury, or Stroke During the Inpatient Hospital Stay.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationCare partners who completed problem-solving training during acute hospital stay reported high satisfaction and confidence after 2.6 sessions, but only 12 of 39 consented and few used app boosters.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Resilience facilitates adjustment through greater psychological flexibility among Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans with and without mild traumatic brain injury.Rehabilitation psychologyVeterans with resilient personality traits had better mental health and function over a year, largely because they had greater psychological flexibility. This protective effect held true regardless of whether the veteran had a history of mild traumatic brain injury.
• OTCohort2020Predictors of Change in Employment Status and Associations with Quality of Life: A Prospective International Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAmong people with MS, moderate or severe disability and lower education predicted losing employment over 2.5 years. Retiring because of MS was associated with a drop in mental health quality of life. So watch for mood changes after job loss.
• PTOTPilot2019Alexithymia in adolescents with and without chronic pain.Rehabilitation psychologyAdolescents with chronic pain reported greater difficulty identifying feelings than healthy peers, even when depressive and anxiety symptoms were similar. This difficulty was linked to more pain bothersomeness and interference with usual activities, not pain intensity.
• OTCohort2019Depression as a Predictor of Long-term Employment Outcomes Among Individuals With Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationDepression after moderate-to-severe TBI was associated with lower long-term competitive employment. People who were depressed at 1 or 2 years were less likely to be employed at 2 or 5 years, even after accounting for injury-related prognosis and current work.
• OTSurvey2019The Vulnerability Experiences Quotient (VEQ): A Study of Vulnerability, Mental Health and Life Satisfaction in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults reported more negative life experiences than non-autistic adults, including bullying, abuse, financial hardship, job loss, police contact, and suicide attempts. These experiences were linked with higher anxiety, higher depression, and lower life satisfaction.
• PTOTQualitative2019Beyond stereotypes of cerebral palsy: Exploring the lived experiences of young Canadians.Child: care, health and developmentYoung adults with cerebral palsy described pain, fatigue and anxiety, and said childhood services had ended. Participation in work, education and relationships mattered more to identity than motor goals, while inaccessible environments and stigma limited it.
• OTOther2019Gaining Insights into Aggressive Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Latent Profile Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 2079 children and adolescents with autism, two groups had higher aggression scores along with more anxiety, attention problems, hyperactivity and rigidity. Aggression appeared with both higher and lower IQ, so IQ alone did not separate those groups.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Social Network Mapping and Functional Recovery Within 6 Months of Ischemic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke survivors’ social networks shrank by an average of 1.25 people over six months. However, having a larger network at baseline predicted better physical function at three and six months, independent of stroke severity, age, or depression.
• OTProtocol2019Behavioral Activation Augmented With Mobile Technology for Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo patient outcomes are reported yet. The protocol plans to test whether eight behavioral activation sessions with app prompts and texts improve depression or anxiety after chronic traumatic brain injury, compared with one in-person session, one telephone session, and eight weeks of texts.
• OTOther2019A Collaboration Between Game Developers and Rehabilitation Researchers to Develop a Web-Based App for Persons With Physical Disabilities: Case Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesRehabilitation researchers, game developers, and stakeholders developed a web app for people with spinal cord injury. The report describes accessibility choices and team lessons, not evidence that the app improves mental health or well-being.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Volunteering and its association with participation and life satisfaction following traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryVolunteering after brain injury is linked to better life satisfaction, more community engagement, and more social contact. It is not linked to productivity like work or school hours. People who volunteer tend to have less severe impairments and drive independently.
• OTSystematic Review2019Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with a long-term physical condition: A systematic review and meta-ethnography.Child: care, health and developmentChildren with long-term physical conditions, families and staff valued interventions that were accessible, safe, peer-connected, everyday-life focused and confidence-building. These were themes, not proof interventions improve mental health.
• OTCohort2020Factors associated with the remission of insomnia after traumatic brain injury: a traumatic brain injury model systems study.Brain injuryIn 40 people with insomnia after moderate or severe TBI, those whose insomnia resolved reported better sleep quality, less fatigue and depression, and more community participation than those with persistent insomnia. Medication use was similar, so this cannot show what caused remission.
• OTPilot2020The Value in Mental Health Screening for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: What Patients Tell Us.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPatients with spinal cord injury found mental health screening acceptable and intended to follow recommendations, but described the process as incomplete. They concealed substance use and felt the questions missed their personal strengths and resilience.
• PTOTQualitative2020A qualitative study on user acceptance of a home-based stroke telerehabilitation system.Topics in stroke rehabilitationStroke patients who used a home telerehabilitation system combining games, exercises, education, and therapist video sessions valued feedback and connection, and found games enjoyable. They wanted reliable technical support, flexible schedules, and visible progress.
• OTCohort2019Early childhood predictors of global competence in adolescence for youth with typical development or intellectual disability.Research in developmental disabilitiesA single overall adolescent functioning pattern fit youth with typical development and intellectual disability. For typical development, early emotion dysregulation and negative parenting linked to lower functioning; for intellectual disability, negative parenting and maternal depression linked to lower functioning. Positive parenting was not linked.
• PTOTCohort2019Belief, Confidence, and Motivation to Use the Paretic Upper Limb in Daily Life Over the First 24 Weeks After Stroke.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTStroke survivors remained highly confident and motivated to use their weak arm over the first six months, regardless of physical recovery or mood. This suggests therapists can assume patients are ready to engage and should focus on removing practical barriers rather than boosting morale.
• PTOTSLPPilot2020Feasibility of integrative games and novel therapeutic game controller for telerehabilitation of individuals chronic post-stroke living in the community.Topics in stroke rehabilitationSeven chronic stroke survivors trained at home for four weeks using virtual games. Self-reported arm function and depression improved significantly, but clinical measures of arm movement showed no significant change. Technical problems were frequent, and the system's owner funded the study.
• OTCohort2020Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers: Capturing Health-Related and Care-Related Quality of Life.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism had lower health-related quality of life than Dutch peers, especially self-care, usual activities, and anxiety/depression. Primary caregivers' own health-related quality of life was not lower, but lower care-related quality of life was linked to their anxiety, pain, and child anxiety.
• OTCohort2019Parkinson's family needs and caregiver mental health: A cross-cultural comparison between Mexico and the United States.NeuroRehabilitationCaregivers in Mexico and the United States had similar levels of anxiety and depression. US caregivers reported more unmet emotional and community support needs. Mexican caregivers reported more unmet instrumental needs, such as help with daily tasks.
• OTSLPOther2020Autism and depression are connected: A report of two complimentary network studies.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults and people with depression report similar levels of worry and low perceived control over their lives. While these factors link autism and depression symptoms, the study cannot prove that low control causes either condition, nor that improving it will resolve them.
• OTOther2020Dissociation in How Core Autism Features Relate to Interoceptive Dimensions: Evidence from Cardiac Awareness in Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn autistic children, greater overall autism severity was linked to higher confidence on the heartbeat discrimination task and lower confidence on the heartbeat tracking task. This does not show causation.
• PTOTCohort2020Using Inferred Mobility Status to Estimate the Time to Major Depressive Disorder Diagnosis Post-Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAfter spinal cord injury, major depression was diagnosed in 20.87% of insured people, with a median time of 86.0 days, and was more common when durable medical equipment claims suggested greater mobility impairment.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic older adults had significantly higher odds of nearly every physical and mental health condition compared to non-autistic peers. This included high risks for epilepsy, Parkinson’s, gastrointestinal issues, and suicidality. Clinicians should anticipate complex comorbidities in this population.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Psychiatric Symptoms: Prevalence, Co-occurrence, and Functioning Among Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns at Age 10 Years.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAbout 30% of 10-year-olds born extremely preterm screened positive for at least one psychiatric disorder. Co-occurrence was frequent, especially between internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Higher numbers of co-occurring disorders were linked to worse school, social, and physical functioning.
• OTSLPSurvey2020The Profiles and Correlates of Psychopathology in Adolescents and Adults with Williams, Fragile X and Prader-Willi Syndromes.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn Williams syndrome, current health problems and auditory sensory difficulties predicted higher emotional disturbance, while in Prader-Willi syndrome poorer adaptive skills predicted more psychopathology. In Fragile X syndrome, none of these factors predicted mental health difficulties.