Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective

Bratman, GN; Anderson, CB; Berman, MG; et al.Cochran, B; de Vries, S; Flanders, J; Folke, C; Frumkin, H; Gross, JJ; Hartig, T; Kahn, PH; Kuo, M; Lawler, JJ; Levin, PS; Lindahl, T; Meyer-Lindenberg, A; Mitchell, R; Ouyang, Z; Roe, J; Scarlett, L; Smith, JR; van den Bosch, M; Wheeler, BW; White, MP; Zheng, H; Daily, GC
Date: 24 July 2019
Journal
Science Advances
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publisher DOI
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0903
Abstract
A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial decisions must be made about how to preserve and enhance opportunities for nature experience. Here, we first provide points of consensus across the ...
A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial decisions must be made about how to preserve and enhance opportunities for nature experience. Here, we first provide points of consensus across the natural, social, and health sciences on the impacts of nature experience on cognitive functioning, emotional well-being, and other dimensions of mental health. We then show how ecosystem service assessments can be expanded to include mental health, and provide a heuristic, conceptual model for doing so.
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Except where otherwise noted, this item's licence is described as © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S.Government Works. Open access. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).