The great outdoors? Exploring the mental health benefits of natural environments

David G Pearson; Tony Craig

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01178

The great outdoors? Exploring the mental health benefits of natural environments

Front Psychol. 2014 Oct 21:5:1178. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01178. eCollection 2014.

Authors

David G Pearson¹, Tony Craig²

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, UK.
² Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute Aberdeen, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: attention restoration theory; cognitive fatigue; health benefits; natural environments; perceived restorative properties; restorative environments.