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AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY
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SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/10398562231211110
Keywords
outdoor healthcare; nature-based therapy; multidisciplinary; mental health therapies; models of care
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Outdoor mental healthcare encompasses a range of therapies that apply diverse theoretical approaches and treatments in various settings, for different patient groups and desired outcomes, unified by key evidence-informed practice elements.
Objective: Outdoor mental healthcare can increase the breadth of multidisciplinary interventions available to people with a therapeutic need. The aim of this article is to educate readers about the field of outdoor mental healthcare through the exploration of a series of basic questions.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.
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