Evans, Gary. “The Built Environment and Mental Health.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. Cornell University, 2003. Web. 15 Apr. 2016.
In his article titled The Built Environment and Mental Health, Gary W. Evans discusses the impact the built environment has on mental health. Things like light, the length of corridors, noise, crowding, or even the position of chairs in a psychiatric facility can impact the psychology and behavior of people. Lack of sunlight can affect concentration and may lead to seasonal affective disorder (a type of depression). If the corridors in a building are too long, then they may invoke helplessness in those who have to constantly walk down them. The noise from a busy street near a home may negatively impact the psychology of the children who live there. A person’s psychological well-being can also be negatively impacted by how crowded an area is. Finally, when chairs are arranged so that they’re facing each other, this promotes social interaction, which is taken advantage of by psychiatric facilities where isolation is seen as harmful for patients.
Evans, Gary. <unk> Mazingira yaliyojengwa na Afya ya Akili. <unk> Kituo cha Kitaifa cha Habari ya Bioteknolojia. Chuo Kikuu cha Cornell, 2003. Mtandao. 15 Aprili Mwaka 2016 Katika makala yake yenye kichwa The Built Environment and Mental Health, Gary W. Evans anazungumzia athari za mazingira yaliyojengwa juu ya afya ya akili. Vitu kama vile mwanga, urefu wa vijia, kelele, msongamano, au hata nafasi ya viti katika kituo cha magonjwa ya akili vinaweza kuathiri saikolojia na tabia ya watu. Ukosefu wa mwangaza wa jua waweza kuathiri uwezo wa kukaza fikira na waweza kusababisha ugonjwa wa msimu (aina ya mshuko wa moyo). Kama vijia vya jengo ni virefu sana, huenda vikawafanya watu waendelee kutembea. Kelele kutoka barabarani yenye shughuli nyingi karibu na nyumba yaweza kuathiri vibaya saikolojia ya watoto wanaoishi huko. Afya ya kisaikolojia ya mtu pia inaweza kuathiriwa vibaya na jinsi eneo linavyokuwa na watu wengi. Hatimaye, wakati viti vimepangwa ili vinakabiliana, hii inakuza mwingiliano wa kijamii, ambao hutumiwa na vituo vya magonjwa ya akili ambapo kutengwa huonekana kuwa na madhara kwa wagonjwa.