Relax in the garden path can Banish Depression - Perform light activities, like walking in the park, can provide benefits for people with depressive disorders. According to the findings of researchers, Marc Berman, of the Baycrest Rotman Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers at Michigan and Stanford University.
"Our study showed that participants with clinical depression showed better memory performance after a walk in nature rather than walk in a busy urban environment," he said.
The findings are published in the Journal of Affective Dosorder. However, Berman warned, the activity of walking can not replace existing methods of treatment so far for clinical depression, such as psychotherapy and drug therapy.
Research conducted Berman is part of the field of cognitive science known as Attention Restoration Theory (ART). ART emphasizes that we can concentrate better after spending time in nature or a natural look.
Previous research published in the journal Psychological Science found that healthy adults who walk for one hour in a park-showing an increase in performance on tests of memory and attention by 20 percent-than those who walk leisurely for an hour in a noisy urban environment.
In his study, Berman and colleagues involved participants from the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor with a history of clinical depression. Researchers trying to find out whether walking leisurely in nature will provide the same cognitive benefits, and also improve mood for people with clinical depression.
The findings showed that participants experienced a 16 percent increase in attention and working memory after a leisurely walk in nature rather than a leisurely stroll in the urban area.
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