Therapeutic Horticulture as an Adjunct To ECT For Inpatients: Study From Florida
Out on PubMed, from researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville, is this study: Therapeutic Horticulture as a Therapeutic Intervention in Patients Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder. Korah T, Morrison D, Mason D, Diehl ER, Bussing R. Cureus. 2021 Aug 22;13(8):e17363. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17363. eCollection 2021 Aug. PMID: 34434684 The abstract is copied below: This study explored the effect of a structured therapeutic horticulture (TH) program on depression symptoms and quality of life indicators for individuals receiving inpatient electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for major depressive disorders (MDD). Self-reported measures of depressive symptomatology (PHQ9, BDI-II) and quality of life (SF-36) were employed to compare intervention (n = 25) and control groups (n = 27), with the intervention group attending TH sessions for one-hour periods, twice per week, in addition to standard inpatient care associated with ECT received