Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on serotonin in serum, depressive symptoms and subjective sleep quality in middle-aged males

• Main Authors: Qing Li (Author), Hiroko Ochiai (Author), Toshiya Ochiai (Author), Norimasa Takayama (Author), Shigeyoshi Kumeda (Author), Takashi Miura (Author), Yoichiro Aoyagi (Author), Michiko Imai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: We previously found that a forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) program significantly reduced the scores for depression, anxiety, anger, fatigue, and confusion and increased the score for vigor in the profile of mood states (POMS) test and showed a potential preventive effect on the depressive...