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[Headlines] (HL-의학/건강/운동) Does City Living Hurt Mental Health?
최고관리자 | 18-04-15 23:25
Are people happier in nature with blue skies overhead and fresh green grass underfoot? Could noisy streets, crowded with cars and people, make us unhappy? The possible mental health effects of city living affects a lot of people. The World Health Organization estimates that 54 percent of the world’s population lived in urban areas in 2014. The WHO adds that that amount will increase to 66 percent by 2050. People often move to cities for better jobs and more cultural activities. But are they putting themselves at risk? Maybe. Experts at the American Psychiatry Association say that "natural environments or green spaces" do much good for our mental health. Many studies have shown that nature can calm us and make us feel happy. Nature, experts say, can also help us learn better. And experiencing nature helps people recover from the mental tiredness that comes from day-to-day work. Other research also suggests that activity in natural outdoor settings can help to reduce the symptoms of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. ADHD is a brain disorder that can effect a person’s ability to think clearly. On the other hand, mental health experts say some research suggests that city living might hurt our mental health. But they cannot say exactly why. "What are the specific aspects of the urban environment which causes some people to develop mental health issues?"
* overhead = 머리 위에[로], 하늘 높이/ underfoot = 발밑에; (걸어가고 있는 사람 발 아래의) 땅에/ mental health effect = 정신적 건강 효과(영향)/ urban area = 도시권(역, 지역)/ cultural activity = 문화 행사(활동)/ put ~ at risk = ~를 위험에 처하게(빠뜨리다) 하다/ psychiatry = 정신 의학, 정신과학/ do good for ~ = (~에) 도움이 되다(이롭다)/ expert = 전문가/ recover from ~ = ~에서 회복하다(되찾다)/ mental tiredness = 정신적 피로(권태)/ day-to-day = (일이) 매일 행해지는, 그날그날의/ ADHD(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) = 주의력 결핍 및 과잉 행동 장애/ brain disorder = 뇌 질환(장애)
Andrea Mechelli is a doctor with the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College, London. "There have been studies where people were literally taken out of an urban environment into a rural environment, and their symptoms would improve. And we also see that the greater the city the greater the risk.” Mechelli says that someone who lives in a city is three times more likely to develop psychosis than someone who lives in the country. Kings College researchers, along with city planners, land and building designers and others wanted to learn more about city living and mental illness. So, they created a smartphone app called Urban Mind. They say they wanted to understand how different parts of the urban environment affect mental wellbeing. The Urban Mind app measures your experience of city living in the moment. Researchers collected real time information from 108 people. These people answered just over 3,000 questions during a one-week period. The researchers found that "being outdoors, seeing trees, hearing birdsong, seeing the sky, and feeling in contact with nature were associated with higher levels of mental well-being."
* literally = 문자[말] 그대로/ take A out of B = A를 B에서빼다(꺼내다)/ rural environment = 농촌(시골, 지방) 환경/ psychosis = 정신병/ in the country = 시골에서[의]/ mental wellbeing = 정신적 건강/ in the moment = 그 순간/ in contact with ~ = ~와 접촉[연락]하고 있는/ be associated with ~ = ~와 관련이 있다
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