ReviewScience advances2019
Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective.
Review in Science advances, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06513793 (The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing), which is not on this map. Cited by 414 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing
Who cites it
414 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness of nature-based interventions on mental health: A systematic review.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Investigation of Epistemic Equity in Urban Green Space and Mental Health Research: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of green exercise versus indoor exercise for depression and anxiety: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing visual-exposure and spatial proximity/coverage metrics of urban blue space in relation to depression-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of virtual reality nature effects on higher education students' mental health and wellbeing.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of video-based natural restorative environments on mental health: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring nature-based art therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Does nature-based social prescription improve mental health outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Forest soundscapes improve mood, restoration and cognition, but not physiological stress or immunity, relative to industrial soundscapes.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Forest terpenes and stress: Examining the associations of filtered vs. non-filtered air in a real-life natural environment.Environmental research · 2025Trial
- Enhancing Psychophysiological Well-Being Through Nature-Based Soundscapes: An Examination of Heart Rate Variability in a Cross-Over Study.Psychophysiology · 2025Trial
- Urban and Rural Differences in the Efficacy of a Mobile Health Depression Treatment for Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- A Nature-Based Intervention and Mental Health of Schoolchildren: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- The effect of brief exposure to virtual nature on mental wellbeing in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
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- Historic residential segregation impacts biodiversity data availability disparately across the tree of life.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Therapist-Guided Forest Therapy in Adolescents: Operational Feasibility and Anxiety-Symptom Signals from a Two-Classroom Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Urban Weeds: Supporters of Pollinator Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Neighborhood greenspace and brain imaging outcomes in older adults without dementia from three US Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.Health & place · 2026Article
354 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial decisions must be made about how to preserve and enhance opportunities for nature experience. Here, we first provide points of consensus across the natural, social, and health sciences on the impacts of nature experience on cognitive functioning, emotional well-being, and other dimensions of mental health. We then show how ecosystem service assessments can be expanded to include mental health, and provide a heuristic, conceptual model for doing so.
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