[HTML][HTML] Wilderness adventure therapy effects on the mental health of youth participants

DJ Bowen, JT Neill, SJR Crisp - Evaluation and program planning, 2016 - Elsevier
Adventure therapy offers a prevention, early intervention, and treatment modality for people
with behavioural, psychological, and psychosocial issues. It can appeal to youth-at-risk who
are often less responsive to traditional psychotherapeutic interventions. This study evaluated
Wilderness Adventure Therapy (WAT) outcomes based on participants' pre-program, post-
program, and follow-up responses to self-report questionnaires. The sample consisted of 36
adolescent out-patients with mixed mental health issues who completed a 10-week …