Should outdoor swimming be funded like antidepressants?

Heather Massey

School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences

Press/Media: Research cited

Description

Science is seeing huge benefits in cold water therapy.

Period	6 Sept 2024

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Should outdoor swimming be funded like antidepressants?
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	TVNZ+
Media type	Television
Duration/Length/Size	14 mins
Country/Territory	New Zealand
Date	6/09/24
Description	Dr Heather Massey discussed her research on the relationship between outdoor swimming and mental health.
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-k18qs0oY
Persons	Heather Massey

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Research outputs
The effects of whole-body cold-water immersion on brain connectivity related to the affective state in adults using fMRI: a protocol of a pre-post experimental design
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
OUTdoor Swimming as a nature-based Intervention for DEpression (OUTSIDE); study protocol for a feasibility randomised control trial comparing an outdoor swimming intervention to usual care for adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of depression
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review