Published: Nov. 25, 2024
Abstract In Chapter 9, the authors discuss how they learned to adapt Experiential Therapy virtual realm. They explain had reconceive in realm due COVID-19 pandemic. use technology do Therapy, and share lessons from moving these activities world. different requirements, considerations, rules that are needed be followed order effectively an online platform deliver Therapy. three this chapter have been adapted face-to-face activities.
Language: Английский
Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16
Published: April 9, 2025
Traditional interventions for test anxiety often fall short of addressing the specific needs adolescents and educational institutions due to issues stigmatization professionalization. In contrast, nature-based (NBIs) have gained traction their potential enhance mental health, as they are generally accepted cost-effective, thereby offering a promising alternative alleviating anxiety. This study seeks investigate feasibility mind- body intervention (NMI) designed reduce among by integrating elements NBIs mind-body therapies (MBTs). The findings suggest that NMI can significantly diminish excessive academic stress, along with symptoms general depression. approach presents low-stigma, low-cost strategy managing in offers valuable insights health policymakers. Furthermore, it may performance broaden access disadvantaged populations developing countries.
Language: Английский
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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. 9530 - 9530
Published: June 14, 2023
The health benefits of nature are well recognised. However, prescriptions (nature-based interventions) not routine in many systems. We interviewed stakeholders (n = 13) who prescribe and provide prescriptions, to identify enablers barriers surrounding Australia. Participants emphasised the importance collaboration between disciplines, community, government industry sectors, alongside appropriate infrastructure. Patient-centred, accessible care supporting behavioural change social wellbeing was enabling. identified a need for increased awareness, local resources responsiveness regarding climate change. findings reveal key considerations inform effective implementation prescribing enhanced community health.
Language: Английский
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Health & Place, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 90, P. 103331 - 103331
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
Language: Английский
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Environmental Advances, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13, P. 100393 - 100393
Published: June 29, 2023
There is an urgent need to seek innovative and alternative interventions that can be used alongside traditional mental health treatments. Despite a variety of benefits, nature has been underutilised in supporting individuals with conditions. This study explored the experiences ten people attending rehabilitation service who participated pilot Nature Walking Group implemented within community services NSW Australia. Two ten-week Groups were implemented. Data include ethnographic observations walks, focus group interviews participants. The research team individual collective thematic analysis social practices described data. Ten aged between 37 66 years walking groups (four 1 six 2). Three major themes identified data participants' words name each theme. Theme - "I get happy place by visiting nature" refers accounts activity's impact on their health. 2 "Knowing you are not alone" incorporates connection participant interactions. 3 "It was really rewarding helpful" describes satisfaction how organised run elements they enjoyed most. All participants experienced benefits from participating including feeling calmer, having improved mood less alone problems. Joining NWG as part treatment viewed legitimate intervention for implement. conditions have huge potential non-clinical intervention. However, more work sustained required.
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(17), P. 6708 - 6708
Published: Sept. 4, 2023
This paper presents a case study of Green Social Prescribing (GSP) in Walsall, medium-sized urban area located the West Midlands, UK. GSP is means enabling health professionals to refer people range local non-clinical nature-based activities, e.g., community gardening and conservation volunteering. As new practice address multiple challenges sustainability, has been promoted by UK government NHS past few years. There as yet limited evidence knowledge about how this approach implemented at level. addresses gap knowledge, exploring Walsall study. Based on extensive engagement research activities with partners collect data, reveals contexts GSP, referral pathways, people’s lived experience, discussing challenges, barriers, opportunities delivering suggests that more collaborative genuine place-based essential, alongside investment into infrastructure needed move paradigm further from ‘prevention’ ‘promotion’ so can benefit what nature offer.
Language: Английский
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BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)
Published: April 29, 2024
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) is a process where trained practitioners work with plants people to improve an individual's physical psychological health, communication thinking skills. Evidence suggests that STH can support individuals mental ill-health, however, current commissioning of within health care limited. This study aimed understand the barriers in identify potential solutions barriers, more widespread availability services. METHODS: Individuals role from across UK were invited take part semi-structured interviews via zoom. Interviews explored factors influencing services they commission or refer to, their perception STH, together any identified.
Language: Английский
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BMC Health Services Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)
Published: Nov. 8, 2024
There is growing evidence that spending time with or in nature can be beneficial for health and wellbeing. Emerging suggests potential benefits staff service users healthcare settings, yet little known about how to put Nature-based approaches (NBAs) into practice within the Child Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) setting. The CAMHS Goes Wild project Southwest England aimed explore implementation of NBAs CAMHS, examining attitudes understanding identify challenges through a mixed methods study.
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(20), P. 13641 - 13641
Published: Oct. 21, 2022
The unique health care needs of diverse individuals and communities are complex. To meet these needs, healthcare professionals being called upon to alter traditional ways thinking, perceiving, acting in order create more inclusive environments. Research shows that using mindsight, a process increases both insight empathy, can enhance an individual’s mind–body-environment connection, increase self-awareness, promote the development cultural humility. This paper will discuss current perspectives on mind/body/environment connection from Western lens may impact enactment humility for providers. Two evidence-based approaches, yoga forest therapy, recommended as effective intervention tools fostering mindsight Blending cognitive learning with techniques anchored physical body hold promise supporting education practice.
Language: Английский
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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Oct. 5, 2023
Abstract Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are widely recognised for their potential to prevent the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises, a lesser extent, address broader range of societal issues. However, this relationship between nature society is becoming more important as available food water resources, income, health, increasingly impacted by changes environment. In study, systematic analysis, utilising seven major challenges addressed NbS according IUCN, was undertaken identify primary themes research landscape from 1990–2021 evaluate how these that they target, evolved over time, where. Our findings highlight under-representation four across landscape, namely economic social development, human security, security. We propose six pathways advance scientific basis in challenges, present opportunities future programs prioritise needs society, environment, economy.
Language: Английский
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Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11
Published: Oct. 18, 2023
Natural experiments are often used to study interventions in which randomization control versus intervention conditions impossible. Nature-based (i.e., programs designed increase human interaction with nature and improve health) commonly studied as natural experiments. We a experiment design explore the benefits of ecological rehabilitation parks on biodiversity resident health low-income, minoritized neighborhoods Detroit, MI. Given complexities interconnectedness lived experiences, community needs, health, this research has presented challenges. Based our we pose four key recommendations for researchers practitioners conducting experiments, nature-based interventions, those working neighborhoods. use explicit examples challenges faced rationale these recommendations. The (1) Engage leaders; (2) Build transdisciplinary team work closely; (3) Examine privilege; (4) Create unified vision.
Language: Английский
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