The role of wilderness therapy for adolescents in the face of global trends of urbanization and technification

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dc.contributor.authorGabrielsen, Leiv Einar
dc.contributor.authorHarper, Nevin J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-18T23:38:33Z
dc.date.available2021-01-18T23:38:33Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses how the increased urbanization and technification trends of our time may partly explain the considerable rise in adolescent maladjustment, typically expressed through symptoms of depression and anxiety. The authors argue that if living life increasingly disconnected from the natural world is part of the cause, then reversing, or at least moderating these trends and resultant pathology, must be part of the solution. Evidence-based wilderness therapy approaches have a long history of enabling optimal growth and personal development with adolescents. This article proposes how specific core elements of these often-complex therapeutic outdoor programs can be put to use on a broad scale throughout our communities. We provide examples supporting a three-stage approach to address the deleterious effects of urbanization and technification in adolescents; (1) changing beliefs, (2) education, and (3) planning. Finally we present some practical examples of possible antidote measures.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationGabrielsen, L. E. & Harper, N. J. (2017). The role of wilderness therapy for adolescents in the face of global trends of urbanization and technification. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 23(4), 409-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2017.1406379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2017.1406379
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/12566
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youthen_US
dc.subjecturbanizationen_US
dc.subjecttechnificationen_US
dc.subjectwilderness therapyen_US
dc.subjectadolescenceen_US
dc.titleThe role of wilderness therapy for adolescents in the face of global trends of urbanization and technificationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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