Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

The health benefits of the great outdoors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of greenspace exposure and health outcomes

Caoimhe Twohig-Bennett, Andy Jones
PubMed Summary & key facts 2018 1,542 citations

This review combined 143 studies (103 observational and 40 intervention) that looked at about 100 health outcomes to see how contact with greenspace relates to health. Overall, more greenspace exposure was linked with lower stress markers, lower heart rate and some lower blood pressure, and with lower risks for outcomes…

Noise Effects and Management Urban Green Space and Health Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Green space exposure on depression and anxiety outcomes: A meta-analysis

Ziquan Liu, Xuemei Chen, Huanhuan Cui, Yuxuan Ma, Ning Gao, Xinyu Li, et al.
PubMed Summary & key facts 2023 118 citations

This meta-analysis of observational studies found that higher exposure to green space was linked with slightly lower odds of depression and possibly lower odds of anxiety. A 10% increase in the amount of green space was associated with lower odds of depression (OR 0.963; 95% CI 0.948–0.979) and with a…

Land Use and Ecosystem Services Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Urban Green Space and Health
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