就在去年,美国马里兰州美国国立精神卫生研究院 (National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland)的院长Thomas Insel就要求,所有接受他们资助的科研人员都不得使用传统的心理疾病诊断标准,因为这些诊断标准含混不清,而且彼此之间还互相重复。 应该有一项研究项目将所有具备比如焦虑、或者社交障碍等与抑郁症或其...
Background The effect of nature-based interventions on self-reported mental well-being in patients with physical disease is gaining increasing attention. However, there is a lack of randomized controlled trials investigating this area. Due to the massive costs in health care systems, there is a ...
The sights and sounds of nature, such as the rustling of leaves in the wind or the gentle babbling of a stream, can have a soothing effect on the mind and body, helping to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. In addition to reducing stress and anxiety, spending time in nature can ...
The sights, sounds, and smells of the natural world can have a calming effect on the mind, providing a much-needed respite from the demands of everyday life. Whether it's a leisurely walk through a forest, a peaceful afternoon by the ocean, or simply sitting in a park, immersing ...
A simple stay in the outdoors can do wonders for relieving anxiety, stress, and depression. Countless studies have proven that nature has a positive effect on your mental health. What you see, hear, and experience in nature can improve your mood in a moment. ...
This study from the University of Exeterused survey data on more than 1000 people, specifically those who had moved to or away from green urban areas. After removing the effects of other factors that change mental health, such as education, employment, personalities, income, etc., the data sh...
Another possibility is that the mental health effect is mediated via physical health: urban residents living near green spaces simply take more exercise, which in turn improves their mental health. But most research suggests otherwise. In many cultures, visiting green spaces is less...
Social Safety Theory predicts that socially threatening experiences such as bullying degrade mental health partly by fostering the belief that others cannot be trusted. Here we tested this prediction by examining how peer bullying in childhood impacted adolescent mental health, and whether this effect wa...
Health4Life has been evaluated in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 71 Australian schools (6,639 grade seven students). This study presents intervention effects on secondary outcomes of depressive, anxiety and psychological distress symptoms. Generalized linear mixed-effect analyses of data from ...
at a personal level. However, if biophilia, as a theme, is used along with the goal of environmental conservation, we can begin addressing 2 important problems at the same time –the negative effect of climate change on mental health[23]&the negative effect of climate change on Earth...