Sleep Disorders

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

Li Q, Ochiai H, Ochiai T, Takayama N, Kumeda S, Miura T, Aoyagi Y, Imai M. Environ Health Prev Med. 2022;27:44. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00136. PMID: 36328588; PMCID: PMC9665960

A Lunchtime Walk in Nature Enhances Restoration of Autonomic Control during Night-Time Sleep: Results from a Preliminary Study

Gladwell VF, Kuoppa P, Tarvainen MP, Rogerson M. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 3;13(3):280. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030280. PMID: 26950138; PMCID: PMC4808943

An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Forest Therapy on Sleep Quality in Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers

Kim H, Lee YW, Ju HJ, Jang BJ, Kim YI. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 10;16(14):2449. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142449. PMID: 31295818; PMCID: PMC6678486

Effect of Forest Therapy for Menopausal Women with Insomnia

Kim H, Kim J, Ju HJ, Jang BJ, Wang TK, Kim YI. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 9;17(18):6548. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186548. PMID: 32916805; PMCID: PMC7558331

A before and after comparison of the effects of forest walking on the sleep of a community-based sample of people with sleep complaints

Morita E, Imai M, Okawa M, Miyaura T, Miyazaki S. Biopsychosoc Med. 2011 Oct 14;5:13. doi: 10.1186/1751-0759-5-13. PMID: 21999605; PMCID: PMC3216244