Background: The Present study tries to explore the effect of Recreational Therapy on Mental Status of Depression patients. Depression is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities. The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Recreational Therapy on Mental Status of Depression Patients.

Method: For this study data was gathered from Chaitanya Rehabilitation center, Pune from 60 depression patients. “Brief Psychiatric Assessment Scale” was used to assess the mental status of these patients. Initially Mental status of the patients was assessed using the scale followed by 20 days of Recreation therapy and again posttest was taken using the same scale. 

Result: The result of the present study revealed some significant findings indicating that Recreation therapy was significantly effective. Recreational therapy will have a significant effect on the mental status of patients with Depression.