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National behavioral health care efforts have opened opportunities to reignite
occupational therapy mental health practice and research. The profession's
person-centered and occupation-based practice fits well with the growing needs of
people with serious mental illness (SMI) served in community-based settings. The
nine articles in this special issue provide a growing body of evidence to support
the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for adults with SMI to
enhance health management skills and promote independence in living a balanced
and satisfying life. However, much more high-level research is required to
explicitly investigate the contributions of occupational therapy in all areas of
occupation for adults with SMI and to broaden the available evidence base to
inform occupational therapy practice.
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