Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective

2019 Science Advances 1,642 citations

Abstract

We provide consensus on the benefits of nature experience for mental health, and a model for integrating them into urban design.

Keywords

Mental healthEcosystem servicesPerspective (graphical)UrbanizationEmpirical evidencePsychologyValue (mathematics)Ecosystem healthCognitionNatural (archaeology)Environmental resource managementEcosystemEcologyGeographyComputer scienceEnvironmental sciencePsychiatryBiology

MeSH Terms

Decision MakingEcosystemHumansMental HealthModelsTheoreticalNatureRisk Reduction Behavior

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Publication Info

Year
2019
Type
review
Volume
5
Issue
7
Pages
eaax0903-eaax0903
Citations
1642
Access
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Gregory N. Bratman, Christopher B. Anderson, Marc G. Berman et al. (2019). Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective. Science Advances , 5 (7) , eaax0903-eaax0903. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0903

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DOI
10.1126/sciadv.aax0903
PMID
31355340
PMCID
PMC6656547

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