Objectives Ambient air pollution (AAP) is an important risk factor for increased mental health
morbidity. Studies have highlighted the effect of AAP on psychological stress and anxiety …

Background Evidence is emerging that poor mental health is associated with the
environmental exposures of surrounding green, air pollution and traffic noise. Most studies …

R ene Dubos1 has noted that the modern environment threatens human life in at least two
ways: it contains elements that are noxious or outright toxic and it changes so rapidly and …

A systematic 1982 presentation of hitherto scattered research on human reactions to five
environmental stress factors: noise, heat, air pollution, crowding, and architectural …

This study investigated the psychological (perceived restorativeness, subjective vitality,
mood, creativity) and physiological (salivary cortisol concentration) effects of short-term visits …

The great difficulty with psychosocial environmental factors and psychosocially mediated
effects of physical environmental factors is their great complexity. They finally produce …

Rapid rural–urban migration has created overcrowded areas characterized by concentrated
poverty and increases in indoor and outdoor air pollutants. These “hotspots” constitute an …

Human Stress and the Environment Health Aspects;5 Page 1 Page 2 Human Stress and the
Environment Page 3 Environmental Topics A series of books edited by J. Rose Volume 1 …

Scientifically based data on the prevalence of weather-associated complaints and symptoms
as well as impairment of well-being have been obtained from population surveys on weather …

Office buildings need to provide clean, cozy and comfortable working environment with good
indoor air quality in order to create favorable conditions for psychological and physical …