Wednesday 12/07/23

Further reading:

Stress and heart disease. https://www.nature.com/articles/nrcardio.2012.45

Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7147972/

 Inflammation and Treatment Resistance in Major Depression: The Perfect Storm https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/inflammation-and-treatment-resistance-major-depression-perfect-storm

This session will focus on exploring and discussing links between the built environment and mental health. Students will learn about the direct and indirect effects of the built environment on mental health. They will also become familiar with the concept of a therapeutic environment. We will discuss built environment in healthcare facilities, but also, more broadly, in residential and work places. The session will include presentation of key concepts and interactive discussions in small groups.  

Further reading:

• Evans GW. The built environment and mental health. J Urban Health. 2003 Dec;80(4):536-55. doi: 10.1093/jurban/jtg063. PMID: 14709704; PMCID: PMC3456225. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1093/jurban/jtg063
• Jovanović N, Campbell J, Priebe S. How to design psychiatric facilities to foster positive social interaction - A systematic review. Eur Psychiatry. 2019 Aug;60:49-62. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 May 18. PMID: 31112827. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924933819300744?via%3Dihub
• Gesler W, Bell M, Curtis S, Hubbard P, Francis S. Therapy by design: evaluating the UK hospital building program. Health Place. 2004 Jun;10(2):117-28. doi: 10.1016/S1353-8292(03)00052-2. PMID: 15019906.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829203000522
• Oeljeklaus L, Schmid HL, Kornfeld Z, Hornberg C, Norra C, Zerbe S, McCall T. Therapeutic Landscapes and Psychiatric Care Facilities: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 28;19(3):1490. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031490. PMID: 35162518; PMCID: PMC8835684. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835684/
• Jovanović N, Miglietta E, Podlesek A, Malekzadeh A, Lasalvia A, Campbell J, Priebe S. Impact of the hospital built environment on treatment satisfaction of psychiatric in-patients. Psychol Med. 2022 Jul;52(10):1969-1980. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720003815.  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/impact-of-the-hospital-built-environment-on-treatment-satisfaction-of-psychiatric-inpatients/12FFA1081149FD0593212CB2F8C4E483