so good ty <3

to add some clarity to your comment about regular exercise, this is an extract from the summary section of that paper:

Nature prescriptions resulted in a greater increase in daily step counts than control conditions (mean difference 900 steps [790 to 1010]) but did not improve weekly time of moderate physical activity (mean difference 25·90 min [–10·26 to 62·06]).

i’m not too sure what the compounding factors were there, i’m not so good at interpreting these things. but it goes to show that these things aren’t always so straightforward, and that it’s important to work in conjunction with a mental health professional.

i hope i didn’t misunderstand you :p

this is really cool.

if i’m interpreting this right, then this shows that biomedical alternatives to treating mental health are valuable and effective, assuming it’s done in conjunction with a mental health professional to guide through the process, that knows when to draw a line wherein chemical interventions like antidepressants are necessary

the discussion notes at the end draw some great ways that korean and japanese speaking researchers could help add more nuance to this, which is also cool.