The journey of recovery and empowerment embraced by nature - Clients' perspectives on nature-based rehabilitation in relation to the role of the natural environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 7094-7115

  Pálsdóttir, Anna María ^a   Persson, Dennis ^b   Persson, Birgitta ^a   Grahn, Patrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based health design; Horticulture therapy; Social quietness; Stress restoration; Supportive environment; Therapeutic landscape

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE; HORTICULTURE; LANDSCAPE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURE BASED REHABILITATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL SCIENCE;

SWEDEN;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84904327415     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110707094     Document Type: Article

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