Nature-based mental health: research and implementation agenda
Buckley, Ralf C., Zhang, Zoë, Underdahl, Sonya, Cooper, Mary Ann, Sclippa, Keeley, Brough, Paula, and Chauvenet, Alienor L.M. (2024) Nature-based mental health: research and implementation agenda. Lancet Planetary Health, 8 (8). e528-e529.
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Abstract
[Extract] Mental ill health is widespread, worsening, costly, and underfunded. Exposure to nature is advocated as a treatment, in addition to counselling and pharmaceuticals. Evidence that nature improves mental health is available from randomised controlled trials, longitudinal studies, and involuntary nature deprivation during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Such evidence includes cognitive, affective, behavioural, physiological, and neurological measures across demographics and life histories. However, there is less supporting evidence for diagnosis, design, and effective dose and duration for nature therapy courses, and for incentives and obstacles to adoption.
| Item ID: | 87231 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 2542-5196 |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2025 03:28 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200105 Treatment of human diseases and conditions @ 30% 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200409 Mental health @ 70% |
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