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Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness.

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Bailliard, AL; Whigham, SC
Published in: Am J Occup Ther
2017

PURPOSE: Sensory approaches to mental illness are increasingly prominent in occupational therapy. Despite indicators of efficacy, a paucity of literature supports these approaches. This article provides a scoping review of research on the relationship between sensory processing and mental illness. METHOD: Using Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework, we mapped this area of research and identified gaps in the knowledge base. We searched PubMed, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, OTseeker, and the Cochrane Library using the terms sensory and mental health. RESULTS: We found a growing body of neuroscientific research, primarily using electroencephalography and functional MRI, that links atypical neurosensory activity to mental illness. The occupational therapy literature has primarily focused on the efficacy of sensory rooms in psychiatric inpatient settings. CONCLUSION: Research on the efficacy of sensory approaches needs to be expanded, including on how atypical sensory processing in adults with mental illness affects meaningful occupational participation.

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Am J Occup Ther

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ISSN

0272-9490

Publication Date

2017

Volume

71

Issue

5

Start / End Page

7105100040p1 / 7105100040p18

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Bailliard, A. L., & Whigham, S. C. (2017). Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness. Am J Occup Ther, 71(5), 7105100040p1-7105100040p18. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.024497
Bailliard, Antoine L., and Stephanie C. Whigham. “Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness.Am J Occup Ther 71, no. 5 (2017): 7105100040p1–18. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.024497.
Bailliard AL, Whigham SC. Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness. Am J Occup Ther. 2017;71(5):7105100040p1–18.
Bailliard, Antoine L., and Stephanie C. Whigham. “Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness.Am J Occup Ther, vol. 71, no. 5, 2017, pp. 7105100040p1–18. Pubmed, doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.024497.
Bailliard AL, Whigham SC. Linking Neuroscience, Function, and Intervention: A Scoping Review of Sensory Processing and Mental Illness. Am J Occup Ther. 2017;71(5):7105100040p1-7105100040p18.
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Published In

Am J Occup Ther

DOI

ISSN

0272-9490

Publication Date

2017

Volume

71

Issue

5

Start / End Page

7105100040p1 / 7105100040p18

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences