Bratman Describes Science of Nature’s Effects on Psychological Health

Contact with nature—whether outdoors or indoors (e.g., from plants or window views)—is an emerging field of research showing potential to help address some important public-health problems, said Gregory Bratman, Ph.D., in a recent lecture at NIH.

His talk, “Nature Contact and Human Health: A Multi-Method Approach,” was part of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s (NCCIH) Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series and reflects the Center’s research interest in emotional well-being as an aspect of health promotion and disease prevention.