Department of Forest Resources, Chungbuk National University, 12 Gaesin-dong, Heungduk-ku, Cheongju, 361-763, Korea.
Environ Health Prev Med. 2012 Jan;17(1):73-6. doi: 10.1007/s12199-011-0215-0. Epub 2011 Apr 19.
To evaluate the effect of a forest experience on the levels of depression of alcoholics.
Prior to the study, 92 alcoholics were divided into treatment and control groups. During the summer of 2009, the treatment group participated in a series of forest therapy programs, while the control group followed their normal daily routines. Both groups were re-tested upon completion of the program by the treatment group and the depression levels compared.
There was a significant improvement in the depression level of alcoholics who had participated in the forest camp program (treatment group). Those participants in their 40s who had severe levels of depression at the beginning of the program showed the most significant improvement during the program experience.
The forest therapy camp experience can considerably reduce and ameliorate the depression levels of alcoholics.
评估森林体验对酗酒者抑郁水平的影响。
在研究之前,将 92 名酗酒者分为治疗组和对照组。2009 年夏天,治疗组参加了一系列森林疗法项目,而对照组则按照正常的日常生活习惯进行。在治疗组完成项目后,两组都进行了重新测试,并比较了抑郁水平。
参加森林露营项目的酗酒者的抑郁水平有显著改善(治疗组)。那些在项目开始时就有严重抑郁程度的 40 多岁的参与者在项目体验中表现出最显著的改善。
森林疗法营的体验可以显著降低和改善酗酒者的抑郁水平。