The therapeutic effect of narrative-oriented occupational therapy group among substance users in abstinence treatment: preliminary findings from a quasi-experimental study using a retrospective design

Chien, Y-C, Huang, Y-C, Hsiao, H-Y, Lee, C-H, Chen, J-S, Lei, S-M, Huang, Y-T, Huang, S-W, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Lin, C-Y, 2026. The therapeutic effect of narrative-oriented occupational therapy group among substance users in abstinence treatment: preliminary findings from a quasi-experimental study using a retrospective design. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice. ISSN 2473-2850

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Abstract

The present study retrospectively evaluated a narrative-oriented occupational therapy (OT) program designed for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). Individuals with SUDs (mean age = 31.50 years [SD = 6.46]; N = 26; 96.2% males) completed a narrative-oriented OT program (six 1.5-h sessions) across six weeks. Small- to medium-effect improvements were found in stages of change, drug resistance, self-efficacy, self-esteem, social quality of life (QoL), and environment QoL. Narrative-oriented OT helped individuals with SUDs prepare themselves for not using substances (e.g., moving them from pre-contemplation stage to contemplation/action stage). Narrative-oriented OT seems to be feasible and acceptable for future large-scale studies to further examine its effects.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
Creators:	Chien, Y.-C., Huang, Y.-C., Hsiao, H.-Y., Lee, C.-H., Chen, J.-S., Lei, S.-M., Huang, Y.-T., Huang, S.-W., Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	5 January 2026
ISSN:	2473-2850
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/24732850.2025.2610739 DOI 2553717 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice on 5 January 2026, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2025.2610739
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	08 Jan 2026 17:08
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2026 17:08
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/54990

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