What makes surf-therapy so effective at treating depression and anxiety?
How is it that surf-therapy is just as effective as medication with treating mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety?🏄♀️🤔
Has surfing helped improve your mental health before?
Citations of research👇
McKenzie, R. J., Chambers, T. P., Nicholson-Perry, K., Pilgrim, J., & Ward, P. B. (2021). “Feels good to get wet”: The unique affordances of surf therapy among Australian youth. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 721238.
Walter, K. H., Otis, N. P., Ray, T. N., Glassman, L. H., Beltran, J. L., Kobayashi Elliott, K. T., & Michalewicz-Kragh, B. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of surf and hike therapy for US active duty service members with major depressive disorder. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 109.
Moran, R., Sperandei, S., Peel, N., Gray, T., & Reis, A. (2024). The long-term effect of surf therapy on posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptomology among current and former australian defence force members-A nonrandomised controlled longitudinal study in a community setting. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, 100629.
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