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Research shows that the mental health effects of nature are positive across all ages. [5] In regards to children, in Denmark there was a study done throughout eighteen years that analyzed the comparison between children ages 0–10 years old that lived in neighborhoods with more green space and children from lower levels of exposure to green space.
Physical health and mental health have a reciprocal relationship, so any climate change related effect that affects physical health can potentially indirectly affect mental health too. [ 31 ] In several parts of the world, climate change significantly impacts people's financial income, for example, by reducing agricultural output.
In 1980, Friends of the Earth expanded the World Health Organization's definition of health, stating, "health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and ecological well-being and not merely the absence of disease - personal health involves planetary health" [4] James Lovelock created the term "Planetary Medicine" in 1986. [5]
Social horticulture could help with depression and other mental health problems of PTSD, abuse, lonely elderly people, [17] drug or alcohol addicts, blind people, and other people with special needs. [18] Nature therapy could also improve self-management, self-esteem, social relations and skills, socio-political awareness and employability. [19]
In research designed to identify the "quack factor" in modern mental health practice, Norcross et al. (2006) [471] list NLP as possibly or probably discredited, and in papers reviewing discredited interventions for substance and alcohol abuse, Norcross et al. (2008) [472] list NLP in the "top ten" most discredited, and Glasner-Edwards and ...
One of the largest factors in worsened mental health due to noise pollution is annoyance. [60] [61] Annoyance due to environmental factors has been found to increase stress reactions and overall feelings of stress among adults. [55] The level of annoyance felt by an individual varies, but contributes to worsened mental health significantly. [61]
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A survey was conducted to measure the eco-guilt, anxiety and grief on mental health and its effect on the likeliness of pro-environmental behavior based on sociodemographic characteristics. [20] Participants were asked a series of pro-environmental questions and asked to rate on a 5 point scale - 1 being almost never and 5 being always/almost ...