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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers

Study to trial outdoor swimming as treatment for depression

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Outdoor swimming could be prescribed to treat depression as scientists study the benefits of taking a dip in nature over medication.

Experts at the universities of Portsmouth and Sussex, partnering with the NHS, are to examine how ecotherapy affects the illness.

Ecotherapy - offering therapeutic intervention in nature - has already been shown to benefit mood.

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