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A Danish medical study indicates that living in nature reduces the risk of schizophrenia
A recent Danish medical study conducted at Aarhus University in Denmark, and published in the Scientific Journal of Schizophrenia Research, indicated that people who lived and grew up in an environment surrounded by green spaces were 50% less likely to develop schizophrenia, compared to others.
To reach these findings, the researchers used satellite images to map green spaces across Denmark between 1985 and 2013. They then compared these maps with data from Denmark’s national medical records for those born in this time period to see whether they had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Out of more than 943,000 people included in the study, 7,509 people were diagnosed with schizophrenia.
According to the study, green spaces include grassy fields or trees, forests or cornfields, and other types of plants and agricultural crops.
The researchers found that those who did not have access to green spaces within 210 square meters of where they lived were 50% more likely to develop schizophrenia.
The researchers said that the presence of green spaces provides stronger social cohesion, and gives adults and children a greater opportunity to go out and exercise, and this may have a positive impact on mental health.
2024-01-16 15:57:50
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