School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Center for Creative Conservation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Sci Adv. 2019 Jul 24;5(7):eaax0903. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0903. eCollection 2019 Jul.
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.
越来越多的实证证据揭示了自然体验对心理健康的价值。随着全球城市化的加速和人类与自然接触的减少，必须做出关于如何保护和增加自然体验机会的关键决策。在这里，我们首先提供了自然科学、社会科学和健康科学在自然体验对认知功能、情感健康和心理健康其他方面的影响方面的共识要点。然后，我们展示了如何扩展生态系统服务评估以包括心理健康，并提供了一种启发式的、概念性的模型来实现这一目标。
