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JOY Drive

25 Jul 2024

Virtual sailing and Depression: World first trial in Melbourne!

Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Science & Medicine

Virtual sailing and Depression: World first trial in Melbourne!

Virtual sailing could be a key intervention of mental health treatment, as Swinburne University of Technology launches a world first project aimed at developing a new digital exercise approach to manage Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Guest: Dr Junhua Xiao is a Deputy Department Chair, Health Science and Biostatistics at Swinburne University.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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