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Nature-Based Intervention Approaches in Psychiatry

Psikiyatride Doğa Temelli Müdahale Yaklaşımları

Seda Topgül(AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1649-1732
Pages
1006–1019
Publication Date
2026-04-15
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The findings indicate that horticultural therapy helps patients with depression and anxiety and improves their attention, forest bathing decreases cortisol levels and boosts immunity and sleep quality, community gardening reduces social isolation and creates feelings of belonging, and mindfulness-based nature practices help people manage stress and develop self-awareness.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study explores the therapeutic value of nature-based intervention methods in psychiatry through an assessment of their practical applications, action mechanisms, and conceptual development.
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Key Findings & Data:The findings indicate that horticultural therapy helps patients with depression and anxiety and improves their attention, forest bathing decreases cortisol levels and boosts immunity and sleep quality, community gardening reduces social isolation and creates feelings of belonging, and mindfulness-based nature practices help people manage stress and develop self-awareness.
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Conclusion & Impact:To integrate nature-based interventions into clinical practice, structural policy changes and professional development training are both needed, together with the establishment of ecologically sensitive protocols and policy arrangements that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
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⚙️Variables:Ekoloji · İklim Değişikliği · Ruh Sağlığı

Abstract

This study explores the therapeutic value of nature-based intervention methods in psychiatry through an assessment of their practical applications, action mechanisms, and conceptual development. The conceptual framework is based on discussions of emerging psychological constructs such as eco-anxiety, ecological grief, and solastalgia, which have arisen as a result of climate change. The study reviews the psychiatric effects of horticultural therapy, forest bathing, community gardening, and mindfulness-based nature practices. The findings indicate that horticultural therapy helps patients with depression and anxiety and improves their attention, forest bathing decreases cortisol levels and boosts immunity and sleep quality, community gardening reduces social isolation and creates feelings of belonging, and mindfulness-based nature practices help people manage stress and develop self-awareness. They further demonstrate that nature-based practices support both personal mental health and the creation of enduring mental health policies. However, evidence on the long-term effects of these interventions and their adaptability to different cultural contexts is limited. Standardized assessment tools are lacking in this field, which creates challenges for the comparison of different research findings. To integrate nature-based interventions into clinical practice, structural policy changes and professional development training are both needed, together with the establishment of ecologically sensitive protocols and policy arrangements that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Bu çalışma, doğa temelli müdahale yaklaşımlarının psikiyatrideki terapötik potansiyelini; klinik kullanım alanları, etki mekanizmaları ve kavramsal gelişim bağlamında değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. İklim değişikliğiyle ilişkili olarak artan çevresel kaygı biçimleri olan eko-anksiyete, ekolojik yas ve solastalji gibi yeni psikolojik kavramlara kavramsal çerçevede yer verilmiştir. Çalışmada, bahçecilik terapisi, orman banyosu, topluluk bahçeciliği ve farkındalık temelli doğa uygulamaları gibi yöntemlerin psikiyatrik belirtiler üzerindeki etkileri değerlendirilmiştir. Bahçecilik terapisinin depresyon, kaygı ve dikkat sorunlarında iyileştirici etkiler sağladığı; orman banyosunun kortizol düzeylerini düşürdüğü, bağışıklık sistemini güçlendirdiği ve uyku kalitesini artırdığı; topluluk bahçeciliğinin sosyal izolasyonu azalttığı ve aidiyet duygusunu güçlendirdiği; farkındalık temelli doğa uygulamalarının ise stres regülasyonu ve öz-farkındalık düzeylerinde artış sağladığı görülmüştür. Bulgular, doğa temelli uygulamaların sadece bireysel psikolojik iyilik hâlini değil, aynı zamanda sürdürülebilir ruh sağlığı politikalarının oluşturulmasını da destekleyebileceğini göstermektedir. Ancak bu müdahalelerin uzun vadeli etkilerine ve farklı kültürel bağlamlara uyarlanabilirliğine dair kanıtlar sınırlıdır. Ayrıca doğa temelli yaklaşımlara yönelik standardize edilmiş ölçüm araçlarının eksikliği, uygulamaların karşılaştırılabilirliğini zorlaştırmaktadır. Klinik uygulamalara entegrasyon için yalnızca yapısal düzenlemelere değil; doğa temelli müdahalelere ilişkin mesleki eğitimlerin geliştirilmesine, ekolojik duyarlılığa sahip protokollerin oluşturulmasına ve disiplinlerarası işbirliğini teşvik eden politika düzenlemelerine de ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.

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Topgül, S. (2026). Nature-Based Intervention Approaches in Psychiatry. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, Cilt: 18 Sayı: 3, 1006–1019. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1708419

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