Natural Environment Benefits Mental Health ZiHeng Wei 5

Natural Environment Benefits Mental Health Zi-Heng Wei (魏子恒) 5 -year program, Naval Clinical Medicine

Story of my friend My suggestions 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Keep a plant Insomnia Stay in green space before class ------China/declaration of world mental health organization seminar for mental health

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University CONTENTS Main theories Study analysis Survey of college students Practical suggestions

Main theories 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Stress Reduction Focus Attention 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.

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Main theories Prevent Keep body healthy Activate body function cure illnesses psychological processes such as stress diseases like burn-out and depression

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Study analysis NO. 1 Stress NO. 3 Forest environments Staying in forests Forest environments Acute emotions NO. 2 Risk of some diseases Public Health. 2007 Jan; 121(1): 54 -63. Epub 2006 Oct 20.

Study analysis 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Scientifically-proven benefits include: Immune system Blood Pressure NK cells Recovery from surgery or illness Ability to focus Sleep Mood Stress-related diseases Stress

Study analysis 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University After the nature walk Memory span Mood Separable mechanisms Interacting with Nature Improves Cognition and Affect for Individuals with Depression J Affect Disord. 2012 Nov; 140(3): 300– 305.

Study analysis 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Mood-state Concentration Different personality Performance Physiology

Nature and children 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Performing activities in green settings can in greenthe settings can reduce symptoms reduce theinsymptoms of AD/HD children, of AD/HD in children, across a wide range of individual, residential, and case characteristics. A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study Am J Public Health. 2004 September; 94(9): 1580– 1586.

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University How about college students? ?

1 2 3 4 5 Cognition Curiosity Action Demand Obstacle

Question 2 1 Do you have any similar experience, observing a plant, a kind of insects, or Howinmuch time do you spend on the listening to the birdsong a trance? smartphone or tablet in each day?

Survey results: 描述�� 量 Hold correct understanding Show�分 a strong curiosity 有效的 N （列表状�） Relatively lack action N 极小� 极大� 均� �准差 191 30 63 46. 47 5. 824 191

Demand 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Obstacle What’s the obstacle between you and nature? I didn't realize the importance of nature 76 I am afraid of environmental pollution 54 High-tech productions occupied my time 91 Study/ tests occupied too much time 160 96 No suitable place 0 50 100 150 200

第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Analysis Not as anxious as middle school students 01 They are in a Relaxing and Free environment. 56% are satisfied with natural environment surrounding their college Nor stressed-out for graduation and employment

Analysis 02 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University

Back to the story 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University

Emerson’s words 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Feel the beauty of the earth Get the power of life

References 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University 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)： 3 3. 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 第二军医大学 Second Military Medical University Teachers from the Foreign Language Department Classmates who helped me with the questionnaire

THANKS Zi-Heng Wei (魏子恒) Naval Clinical Medicine, SMMU E-mail: 347670172@qq. com Tel: 18615519566