Eine qualitative Studie an Erwachsenen mit ADHS legt nahe, dass das Baden im Winter (Eintauchen in kaltes Wasser) als sinnvolle nicht-pharmakologische Intervention für das psychische Wohlbefinden und die Symptombehandlung dienen kann.

Interesting study, I am sure it was somewhat meaningful for those involved. That being said it is likely to be more of a complement to proper management than a stand alone treatment. Additionally, the study only had 5 total participants and was not conducted long-term or in the summertime so it cannot be generalized. The authors do address this in the limitations section, where they state the experiment is more of a call-to-action for further research.

“ This case study consists of only five participants, which limits the generalizability and calls attention to the need for further research exploring the experiences of winter bathing among people with ADHD”

“We did not investigate directly in the present study how the participants coped in the summer months. However, some participants described supplementing winter bathing with other forms of cold-water exposure, such as streams or cold-water tubs. These may serve as alternatives to the sea, although seasonal patterns were not specifically examined.”

“The recruitment strategy relied on winter bathing clubs and social media, which inherently select individuals who already enjoy or have successfully adopted this practice. Therefore, individuals with ADHD who found cold water exposure intolerable or ineffective were not represented in this study.”

A study with five participants over a few months is not scientific. It doesn’t even qualify as a fad.

If you’ve ever watched older 007 movies, James Bond always turns his shower temp to ‘cold AF’ for a few min before he gets out. Doing that w/ a shower beer is the breakfast of champions.

Interesting, please let me know whether getting punched in the balls daily would help too

N=5, and I’ve seen studies come out now that cold water immersion messes with hormone cycles in women. Doesn’t seem like any real conclusions should be drawn from this.