How Scuba Diving Improves Mental Health: 2025 Insights – Dan Orr

Scuba Diving Industry Magazine Dan Orr Mental Health Diving

After returning home from a tour of duty in Southeast Asia in 1968, like many young men and women who return from the military, I was struggling with issues that were definitely affecting my mental and physical health. As I returned to college, I heard that a local scuba instructor and dive center owner was looking for certified divers to help as pool assistants for his scuba classes. I had received my scuba diver certification in 1964, along with my brother Tom, and I wanted to get back into diving… Click here to read the full article!