Mental health problems are associated with lower quality of life, increased unscheduled
care, high economic and social cost, and increased mortality. Nature-based interventions …

Persistent loneliness troubles people across the life span, with prevalence as high as 61%
in some groups. Urban greening may help to reduce the population health impacts of …

With the urban development, indoor air quality (IAQ) is of growing public health concern due
to that fact people spend 80%–90% of their time indoors, which has prompted the use of …

There is increasing evidence that gardening provides substantial human health benefits.
However, no formal statistical assessment has been conducted to test this assertion. Here …

Purpose The number of gardening-based mental health interventions is increasing, yet
when the literature was last reviewed in 2003, limited evidence of their effectiveness was …

How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? A former BMA
Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major …

The evidence concerning the relative importance of physical activity, restorative
experiences, and social interaction as mediators between exposure to nature and well …

With an ever-increasing urban population, promoting public health and well-being in towns
and cities is a major challenge. Previous research has suggested that participating in …

Background: There is a growing interest in research investigating the association between
green space (GS) and mental health and wellbeing (HWB), in order to understand the …

The Creative Arts in Counseling presents an evidence-based exploration of how expressive
therapies can be used effectively with clients of all ages and backgrounds. After an …