A Bibliometric Analysis of the Quantitative Mental Health Literature in Occupational Therapy

A bibliometric analysis was performed to examine the impact and use of the peer-reviewed occupational therapy intervention effectiveness literature addressing adults with mental illness, 2000-2016. Of 2,597 articles, 68 were quantitative studies assessing an intervention for adults with mental illness. These studies had a collective citation count of 1,455 and were published in 29 journals in 14 countries. The majority (n = 36; 52.94%) were randomized controlled and two-group controlled studies. The most commonly assessed interventions were life skills and community reintegration (n = 20, 29.41%) and supported employment (n = 16, 23.52%). Sixty-five (95.58%) studies found statistically significant results on the primary or secondary outcomes.