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Mental health support during and after covid-19
Exposure to green spaces may strengthen resilience and support mental health in the face of the covid-19 pandemic
BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1601 (Published 21 June 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1601
- Raf Aerts, associate professor in biodiversity and human health1 2,
- Naomi Vanlessen, research fellow2,
- Olivier Honnay, professor in conservation biology2
- 1Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), Brussels, Belgium
- 2Division of Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity Conservation, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
- raf.aerts{at}sciensano.be
Mughal and colleagues provide a useful overview of mental health support during the covid-19 pandemic.1
Outdoor recreation in green spaces has emerged during the present pandemic as an essential tool to combat distress.23 The mental health benefits of exposure to green spaces has been documented extensively before.4 Here we briefly demonstrate that such exposure may restore and improve aspects of resilience and complement other means of mental health support, such …
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