Nature Therapy / edited by Yonatan Kaplan and Petros Levounis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, Yonatan (Psychiatrist), editor.

Levounis, Petros, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adventure therapy.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

Nature Therapy makes a compelling case for nature-based treatments, including history, recommendations, and definitions, and offers a way in to remembering what the mental health field has forgotten: how nature can augment traditional medical treatments to restore, heal, and even prevent potential illness.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Contributors

Foreword

1 The Wise Outdoors: On the Origins, Current State, and Future Direction of Nature Therapy

2 Theoretical Framework: The Mechanisms Underlying Nature Therapy

3 Forest Bathing: History, Culture, and Thoughts for Clinical Practice and Research

4 Urban Green Spaces

5 Horticultural Therapy: AN APPLICATION FOR WHOLE HEALTH AND HEALING

6 Staying Indoors: UTILITY OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN IN MENTAL HEALTH

7 The Wild Outdoors: WILDERNESS THERAPY

8 The Wet Outdoors: HARNESSING THE POWER OF OUR AQUEOUS SURROUNDINGS

9 The Friendly Outdoors: ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY

10 The Wondrous Outdoors: NATURE'S WINGED AMBASSADORS

11 Nature Activism: FIND YOUR ACTIVISM BLISS!

12 The Outdoor Classroom

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781615374588

1615374582

OCLC:

1456765020