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  #1 meglitwiller on 23 Oct 16

   

  I chose this article because of the implications this study may have on the psychosocial needs of patients particularly in a mental health setting with individuals suffering from mental illness. This quantitative study used the Tree Theme Method (TTM), an intervention based on creative activities and occupational storytelling. The intervention is made up of five sessions and the client is asked to draw and paint tress symbolising various periods in their life. The pictures are used as a starting point to their life story and enhance the health and management of their everyday lives. The aim of this study is to evaluation whether of not improvements in mental health were sustainable over time, three year period according to this study. It was found that results were stable over time compared to the improvements that were made at the end of the five sessions. However many variables were not accounted for over the three year period and it is not possible to determine whether the positive changes were due to the TTM or outside circumstances, such as living environment, therapy, lapse in time, etc. Overall, the TTM shows positive impact as an effective intervention with psychiatric patients, however longevity needs to be furthered studies..
  
  
  Gunnarsson, A. B., & Björklund, A. (2013). Sustainable enhancement in clients who
  perceive the Tree Theme Method® as a positive intervention in psychosocial
  occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60(3), 154-160.
  doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12034

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I chose this article because of the implications this study may have on the psychosocial needs of patients particularly in a mental health setting with individuals suffering from mental illness. This quantitative study used the Tree Theme Method (TTM), an intervention based on creative activities and occupational storytelling. The intervention is made up of five sessions and the client is asked to draw and paint tress symbolising various periods in their life. The pictures are used as a starting point to their life story and enhance the health and management of their everyday lives. The aim of this study is to evaluation whether of not improvements in mental health were sustainable over time, three year period according to this study. It was found that results were stable over time compared to the improvements that were made at the end of the five sessions. However many variables were not accounted for over the three year period and it is not possible to determine whether the positive changes were due to the TTM or outside circumstances, such as living environment, therapy, lapse in time, etc. Overall, the TTM shows positive impact as an effective intervention with psychiatric patients, however longevity needs to be furthered studies.. <br /> <br /> <br /> Gunnarsson, A. B., & Björklund, A. (2013). Sustainable enhancement in clients who <br /> perceive the Tree Theme Method® as a positive intervention in psychosocial <br /> occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60(3), 154-160. <br /> doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12034</div>

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