Outdoor mental healthcare: What, who, why and where to?

Conclusions: Outdoor mental healthcare spans a range of therapies that apply a variety of theoretical approaches and treatments across a multiplicity of settings, patient groups and desired outcomes unified by key evidence-informed practice elements. Through use of a predominantly non-mainstream workforce working in non-conventional clinical settings outdoor mental healthcare may contribute to treatment accessibility and acceptability.PMID:37970826 | DOI:10.1177/10398562231211110

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - November 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amanda L Neil Anita Pryor Jessica Kneebone Emily J Flies Nature Effect team Source Type: research