Background. Persons who experience mental illness also face stigma and discrimination that frequently lead to a loss of ability to exercise autonomy and agency in their lives. Purpose. The range and breadth of literature exploring participatory research with persons living with mental illness are unknown in occupational therapy and occupation science. We initiated this study to fill this gap in the existing occupational therapy and occupational science literature. Method. Using the method of Arksey and O’Malley, we have conducted a scoping review to identify the range and breadth of literature. A qualitative content analysis was performed. Findings. A total of 34 articles were included in the narrative synthesis. The content analysis led to three related themes from the included studies: (1) coming together; (2) unique potential of participatory research; and (3) challenges in conducting participatory research. Conclusions. This review highlights that participatory research is well suited to research conducted with persons living with mental illness to support meaningful engagement and minimize stigma throughout the research process. This review can guide future participatory research and practice in occupational therapy and occupational science with persons living with mental illness.

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在职业治疗中对患有精神疾病的人进行参与性研究：范围界定审查

背景。患有精神疾病的人还面临耻辱和歧视，这常常导致他们在生活中丧失行使自主权和代理权的能力。目的。探索精神疾病患者参与性研究的文献的范围和广度在职业治疗和职业科学中是未知的。我们发起这项研究是为了填补现有职业治疗和职业科学文献中的这一空白。方法。使用阿克西和奥马利的方法，我们进行了范围界定审查，以确定文献的范围和广度。进行了定性内容分析。发现。叙述综合中总共包含 34 篇文章。内容分析从纳入的研究中得出了三个相关主题：（1）走到一起；（2）参与式研究的独特潜力；(3) 进行参与性研究的挑战。结论。这篇综述强调，参与式研究非常适合对精神疾病患者进行的研究，以支持有意义的参与并最大限度地减少整个研究过程中的耻辱感。这篇综述可以指导未来针对精神疾病患者的职业治疗和职业科学的参与性研究和实践。