Scientific publications
Latest scientific publications from the Oxford Human-Nature Health Research Platform, University of Oxford
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The role of Hybrid Green Spaces in Secure Psychiatric care
Hybrid Green Spaces in psychiatric intensive care units offer a transformative approach to mental healthcare environments, addressing tensions between therapeutic intent and institutional control.
Co-Design Methods and Tools in More-Than-Human Health, Wellbeing and Flourishing: A Scoping Review
Under compounded crises of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, researchers are exploring more-than-human co-design to involve and engage human and non-human entities.
Ecological-Collective-Flourishing: A radical proposal for research and policy to develop and sustain human and environmental flourishing
A growing body of research is connecting global environmental degradation to negative impacts on mental health and human flourishing.
Employee well-being outcomes from individual-level mental health interventions: Cross-sectional evidence from the United Kingdom
Initiatives that promote mental well-being are formally recommended for all British workers, with many practices targeting change in individual workers' resources.
‘A commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’: a conceptual framework for equality of opportunity in Patient and Public Involvement in research
Many research institutions and funders have recently stated their commitment to actively support and promote ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) in various aspects of health research including Patient and Public Involvement (PPI).
Flourishing, Mental Health Professionals and the Role of Normative Dialogue
This paper explores the dilemma faced by mental healthcare professionals in balancing treatment of mental disorders with promoting patient well-being and flourishing.
Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review
Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) and practices have demonstrated effects in mental health and well-being, yet questions regarding the target mechanisms that drive change across the population remain unresolved.
Nature for student’s life: The impact of the outdoor greenness on mental wellbeing and chronic absenteeism
School outdoor greenness is recognised as a vital component of the everyday, local environment for young people, influencing their mental wellbeing and attendance.
Ethical Challenges to Green Social Prescribing in the UK Mental Health System
Green Social Prescribing – nature-based interventions offered through healthcare services – is gaining momentum in the UK.
Online peer-led intervention to improve adolescent wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomised controlled trial
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures have posed a major risk to young people’s wellbeing, which might be ameliorated by peer-led programmes.
Cadê o Kauê? Co-design and acceptability testing of a chat-story aimed at enhancing youth participation in the promotion of mental health in Brazil
Adolescent mental health is vital for public health, yet many interventions fail to recognise adolescents as proactive community contributors.