There is growing evidence to suggest that exposure to natural environments can be associated with mental health benefits. Proximity to greenspace has been associated with lower levels of stress (Thompson et al., 2012) and reduced symptomology for depression and anxiety (Beyer et al., 2014), while interacting with nature can improve cognition for children with attention deficits (Taylor and Kuo, 2009) and individuals with depression (Berman et al., 2012). A recent epidemiological study has shown that people who move to greener urban areas benefit from sustained improvements in their mental health (Alcock et al., 2014). In this paper we critically review evidence indicating that such mental health benefits are associated with the so-called “restorative” properties of natural environments. In particular we focus on the claim that interaction with (or just passive perception of) natural scene content can be linked to the restoration of limited-capacity attentional resources, in comparison to similar exposure to urban or built scene content.
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机译：越来越多的证据表明，暴露于自然环境可能与心理健康益处有关。接近绿色空间与较低的压力水平（Thompson等，2012）和抑郁症和焦虑症的症状减轻（Beyer等，2014）有关，而与大自然的互动可以提高对注意力缺陷儿童的认知（Taylor and Kuo，2009年）和抑郁症患者（Berman等，2012年）。最近的一项流行病学研究表明，迁往绿色城市的人们可以从心理健康的持续改善中受益（Alcock等，2014）。在本文中，我们严格地审查了表明这种精神健康益处与自然环境的所谓“恢复”性质相关的证据。特别是，我们将重点放在这样的主张上，即与自然场景内容的相似暴露相比，与自然场景内容的交互（或只是被动地感知）可以与容量有限的注意力资源的恢复相关联。
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