Natural Environment Benefits Mental Health
Zi-Heng Wei (魏子恒 )5-year program, Naval Clinical Medicine
Insomnia
Story of my friend
Mental illness ranks in burden of disease
------China/declaration of world mental health organization seminar for mental health
第 二 军 医 大 学Second Military Medical UniversityMy suggestions
Keep a plant
Stay in green space before class
CONTENTS
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Main theories
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Study analysis
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Survey of college students
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Practical suggestions
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Main theories
Stress Reduction
Focus Attention
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1. Ulrich RS. Aesthetic and affective response to natural environment. In: Altman I, Wohlwill JF, editors. Behavior and the natural environment, vol. 6. New York: Plenum Press; 1983. p. 85–125.
2. Kaplan R, Kaplan S. The experience of nature. A psychological perspective. Cambridge University Press; 1989.
Main theories
Prevent
illnessespsychological processes
such as stress
cure
Keep body
healthy
Activate body
functiondiseases
like burn-out and depression
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Public Health. 2007 Jan;121(1):54-63. Epub 2006 Oct 20.
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NO.1
NO.2
NO.3
Acute emotions
Risk of some diseases
Stress
Staying in forests Forest environmentsForest environments
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Scientifically-proven benefits include:
Study analysis
Immune system
NK cells
Recovery from surgery or illness
Ability to focus
Sleep
Mood
Blood Pressure
Stress-related diseases
Stress
Interacting with Nature Improves Cognition and Affect for Individuals with Depression
J Affect Disord. 2012 Nov; 140(3): 300–305.
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After the nature walk
Memory span
Mood
Separable mechanis
ms
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Different personalityMood-state Concentration
Performance Physiology
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A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study
Am J Public Health. 2004 September; 94(9): 1580–1586.
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Performing activities in green settings can reduce the symptoms of AD/HD in children, across a wide range of individual, residential, and case characteristics.
Performing activities in green settings can reduce the symptoms of AD/HD in children, across a wide range of individual, residential, and case characteristics.
How about college students?
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Cognition
2
Curiosity
3
4
5
Action
Demand
Obstacle
1
Questionnaire
Question 2 Question 1
Do you have any similar experience, observing a plant, a kind of insects, or listening to the birdsong in a trance? How much time do you spend on the
smartphone or tablet in each day?
Survey results:
Hold correct understanding
Show a strong curiosity
Relatively lack action
描述统计量
N 极小值 极大值 均值 标准差总分 191 30 63 46.47 5.824
有效的 N (列表状态) 191
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how much time is spent on outdoor activities in each day?
Series10 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
96
160
91
54
76What’s the obstacle between you and nature?
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No suitable place
Study/ tests occupied too much time
High-tech productions occupied my time
I am afraid of environmental pollution
I didn't realize the importance of nature
56% are satisfied with natural environment
surrounding their college
Not as anxious as middle school
students
Nor stressed-out for
graduation and employment
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01They are in a Relaxing and Free environment.
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02
第 二 军 医 大 学Second Military Medical UniversityBack to the story
Emerson’s words
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Feel the beauty of the earth
Get the power of life
References 第 二 军 医 大 学
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1. Nilsson K, Baines C, Konijnendijk CC, editors. Final report of the COST Strategic Workshop on Health and the Natural Outdoors. Larnaca Cyprus, 19–21 April, 2007.
2. 中国 -世界精神卫生组织精神卫生高层研讨会宣言 [J].中国心理卫生杂志, 2000, (1): 33. Eeva Karjalainen, Tytti Sarjala, and Hannu Raitio, editors. Promoting human health through forests: overview and
major challenges. Environ Health Prev Med. 2010 Jan; 15(1): 1–8.4. Ulrich RS. Aesthetic and affective response to natural environment. In: Altman I, Wohlwill JF, editors. Behavior and
the natural environment, vol. 6. New York: Plenum Press; 1983. p. 85–125. 5. Kaplan R, Kaplan S. The experience of nature. A psychological perspective. Cambridge University Press; 1989.6. Irvine KN, Warber SL. Greening healthcare: practicing as if the natural environment really mattered. Altern Ther
Health Med. 2002;8:76–83. 7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. State of the world's forests 2003. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome (2003)8. E. Morita, et al. Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults: Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing,
walking) as a possible method of stress reduction. Public Health, Volume 121, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 54–639.9. Marc G. Berman, et al. Interacting with Nature Improves Cognition and Affect for Individuals with Depression.
J Affect Disord. 2012 Nov; 140(3): 300–305. 10. Kuo FE, Taylor AF. A potential natural treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from a national
study. Am J Public Health. 2004 Sep; 94(9):1580-6.
Acknowledgements
Teachers from the Foreign Language Department
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Classmates who helped me with the questionnaire
THANKS
Zi-Heng Wei ( 魏子恒 )Naval Clinical Medicine, SMMUE-mail: [email protected]: 18615519566