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Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Mental health

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‘Into the Wild’: A meta-synthesis of talking therapy in natural outdoor spaces

Sam J. Cooley, Ceri Jones, Arabella Kurtz, Noelle Robertson
PubMed Summary & key facts 2020 115 citations

This review brings together reports from 38 papers (published 1994–2019) describing experiences of 322 practitioners and 163 clients who did talking therapy in outdoor natural spaces. The authors used a mixed-method thematic synthesis to build a framework of themes about how outdoor work is done, what practical steps are needed,…

Outdoor and Experiential Education Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Urban Green Space and Health
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