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By Dr. Robert Whitley

The question of whether outdoor activities can have a beneficial impact on mental health has been a point of fascination within the health profession for many years.  In fact, the belief that contact with nature promotes mental health was a primary motivation in building the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in the relative countryside of Montreal, writes Dr. Robert Whitley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, in his latest Huffington Post blog entry.

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July 17, 2017