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Outdoor physical exercise is a popular therapy to boost mental health,
but a group of people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and
depression is taking the approach to new heights - literally - by
scaling the UK's highest mountain.
The Discovery Quest team, 15 people with enduring mental health problems, mount their assault on the 1,344 metre (4,406ft) Ben Nevis next month. The project is run by Norwich-based housing and mental health charity Julian Housing. The trek is the culmination of a 450-mile, six-month walking therapy project. One of the walkers, Fiona Donaghey, 33, who has bipolar disorder, says: "It's one of the best things I have ever done in my life, it feels like such an achievement." She says the scheme has helped her to avoid readmittance to hospital and to reduce her intake of tranquillisers.
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