Nature-Assisted Interventions - Research

The following is a list of research articles, practice/theoretical articles, and book chapters that pertain to nature-assisted interventions.  This list was last updated in 2008.

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Berger, R. (2006). Using contact with nature, creativity and rituals as a therapeutic medium with children with learning difficulties: A case study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 11(2), 135-146.

Berger, R. (2007). Nature therapy: Developing a framework for practice.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.

Berger, R. (2008). Building a home in nature: An innovative framework for practice. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 48(2), 264-279.

Berger, R. & McLeod, J. (2006). Incorporating nature into therapy: A framework for practice. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 25(2), 80-94.

Beringer, A. (2004). Toward an ecological paradigm in adventure programming. Journal of Experiential Education, 27(1), 51-66.

Burls, A. (n.d.). People and green spaces: Promoting public health and well-being through ecotherapy. Journal of Public Mental Health, 6(3), 24-39.

Hill, N.R. (2007). Wilderness therapy as a treatment modality for at-risk youth: A primer for mental health counselors. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 29(4), 338-349.

Hunter, D. & Sawyer, C. (2006). Blending native American spirituality with individual psychology in work with children. Journal of Individual Psychology, 62(3), 234-250.

Kuo, F.E. & Faber Taylor, A. (2003). A potential natural treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Evidence from a national study. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1580-1586.

Maller, C., Townsend, M., Pryor, A., Brown, P., & St. Leger, L. (2005). Healthy nature, healthy people: 'Contact with nature' as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations. Health Promotion International, 21(1), 45-54.

Moon, G., Kearns, R., & Joseph, A. (2006). Selling the private asylum: Therapeutic landscapes and the (re)valorization of confinement in the era of community care. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31, 131-149.