The study found that people were more likely to feel confident, relaxed, happy, connected to other people, and energetic and less likely to feel anxious, stressed, down, lonely, and tired in the presence of birds. psypost.org/2022/11/encoun…

Happy to see that our research on the mental health benefits of birdlife is in the top 100 most downloaded Scientific Reports papers of 2022! Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals mental health benefits of birdlife NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) #research #mentalhealth #birdlife

Great article written by Richard Sima, Ph.D. richardsima.bsky.social in the The Washington Post about our #research on the #mentalhealth benefits of #birdlife in Scientific Reports! I love the illustrations and the birdsong throughout the article! NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) washingtonpost.com/wellness/inter…

Great experience chatting on the DW Deutsche Welle DW Science #ScienceUnscripted podcast about our Scientific Reports article on the #mentalhealth benefits of #birdlife! #research #UrbanMindProj NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience Stefania Tognin dw.com/en/the-songs-o…

Spoiler warning! New paper out! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another great paper using the Urban Mind app! Ana Catalan Stefania Tognin Urban Mind Project #science #research #urbanmind #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Did you know that #cities and #urbanliving can increase your risk of #depression, #anxiety and #psychosis? Check out this article in The Conversation theconversation.com/cities-increas…

New study in Scientific Reports shows the importance of biodiversity for #mentalhealth.🌿 Environments with more diverse natural features were linked with greater mental wellbeing benefits. Funded by @Wellcometrust National Institute for Health and Care Research Read more: maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2024/apr… Ryan Hammoud

Benefits of Biodiversity #UrbanMind team have found that natural spaces with a diverse range of natural features are associated with stronger improvements in mental wellbeing compared to spaces with less natural diversity. #ScientificReports! nature.com/articles/s4159…

So proud of the Urban Mind Project team for our latest Scientific Reports research! We used #smartphones📱to investigate the link between #biodiversity 🌱🐞 and #mentalhealth 🧠 maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2024/apr… #science #research King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Wellcome

A new study from Urban Mind Project shows that #biodiversity is key to nature's beneficial impact on our #mentalhealth.🦆🦋🌿🌳 Here Ryan Hammoud, Researcher Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience talks us through the findings ⬇️ Read more: maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2024/apr…

Did you know that #greenspaces with high natural diversity have more #mentalhealth benefits than those with low natural diversity? Read all about it in this fantastic piece about our #research in The Conversation Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Wellcome theconversation.com/why-diversity-…

New research from Ryan Hammoud has shown that when we experience nature with more biodiversity, such as waterways, plants and animals, it can have a greater impact on our mental health. Learn more: kcl.ac.uk/news/biodivers… #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

🚀 Exciting news! Our #research on the link between #naturaldiversity and #mentalwellbeing ranked in the "Top 100 Downloaded Articles of 2024" in Scientific Reports! Big thanks to my co-authors & everyone engaging with our work! NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) #MentalHealth #NatureAndWellbeing

🌿 New study alert! 🌍 We're launching #NatureBoost to explore how the environment & #ClimateChange affects #MentalHealth. 📱 Join via the Citizen Scientist app – help us make a difference! 🔗 natureboostproject.com #Wellbeing #GreenSpaces #CitizenScience #research Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

It’s Clean Air Day! 🌍 Did you know that air pollution harms not just your physical health, but your mental health too? 🧠 Download the Citizen Scientist app and join the NatureBoost study today! 🔗 lnkd.in/dWzVCbCX #cleanairday #natureboost #mentalhealth #airpollution

In this The Conversation blog, researchers King's College London discuss the benefits of #nature for improving mental health and preventing illness - and why nature should be included in the NHS 10 year plan: theconversation.com/the-nhs-ten-ye… #NHS10yearplan

Find out more about Professor Andrea Mechelli's research into nature and wellbeing, and his work on Urban Mind Project with Ryan Hammoud exploring biodiversity, funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research: maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2024/apr…

This research also showed that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental wellbeing that can last up to eight hours. 🐦 maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2022/oct…