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Folklore and anecdotes, but few scientific observations (e.g., NEJM JW Psychiatry May 2019 and JAMA Psychiatry 2019; 76:614), suggest that exposure to nature is good for your mental health. The current researchers used ecological momentary assessments to investigate the relation of psychiatric symptoms to proximity to greenspace (areas of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in urban environments) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Participants were 37 patients with schizophrenia treated in a community mental-health center (mean age, 38; 54% white; 62% with high-school degree or above) and 26 healthy controls (mean age, 30; 77% Asian; 92% with high-school degree or above). For 3 months, each participant r…