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Healing gardens, orchards affecting the physical and mental health in hazardous environments built around the fear of life today, in addition to education, health, traditional medicine and medicinal plants, spiritual and mental tranquility brings to its users. Negative effects of physical - psychological indoors, dark and crowded city on humans, such as: anxiety, depression, mental fatigue and ..., regarding the design and performance of healing gardens in the built environments is clear and obvious. In this study, through the analysis and interpretation of multiple and credible sources, has attempted to identify important factors in healing gardens, To begin the healing effects of the characteristics and components in any of the utilization and arenas, review. And, secondly, also according to the characteristics and components of healing gardens, parks adaptability through observation and questionnaire approach to healing gardens, park in Tehran on 8 evaluated and placed user research, The strengths, weaknesses, adaptability and satisfaction of users of parks identified and to improve the quality and performance of the park, this case will be considered in the design and Redesigned. The results of this study indicate that Tehran's parks in terms of healing and ecological characteristics in most levels, low or nonexistent. Thus, studies need to design and redesign parks based on scientific principles makes clear.
 

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Introduction: The environment and its design can serve as a link between the dimensions of health and their connection. Today, health has a wide range of dimensions. Among these, the mental dimension of health is essential in citizens' quality of life due to various changes such as widespread urbanization and its effects. One of the traditional Iranian architecture achievements in regulating man and space's relationship is to consider all physical, mental, and mental dimensions. However, the study and analysis of traditional architecture from the perspective of health has been done less in research. Architecture can lead us to self-cognition, and this attitude can be seen in Iran's traditional architecture. It attempts to support both human beings in balancing the material and spiritual world with both quantitative and qualitative aspects of architecture. The commercial and recreational spaces such as bazaars are an inseparable part of everyday life; since almost all people in communities use them, the Bazaar as a public space can play a crucial role in promoting the health of citizens in today's urban life
Methodology: In this research, factors affecting mental well-being and their influence on other dimensions of health concerning architecture in a commercial-recreational environment are considered by using thematic analysis with maxqda12 software; in this regard, the articles of the "Public Health" journal are investigated. By selecting the repeated components of mental health from literature, examining the quality of Isfahan's primary traditional market (Bazaar), the Iranian market's architecture was compared and extracted. In response to these needs in the commercial-recreational space, a set of architectural components affecting mental health in the commercial space were collected.
Results: Results showed that seven leading indicators in the thematic analysis have the most substantial effect on mental health. These seven factors were considered the principal codes in this research, and they are investigated in the Iranian bazaar context. This study found that from a mental health perspective, the quality of the pedestrian path, accessibility to green spaces, and proper building height in architectural aspects appears to be the most important determinants of well-being in the Iranian commercial context. 
Conclusion: In addition to present policies for improving mental health in traditional Iranian markets, the article introduces a new conceptual model concerning mental health and urban commercial-recreational spaces interaction, which is useful in the future development of healthy architecture and improvement of urban public spaces.
 

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Introduction: There is a hidden hierarchy connecting the physical, psychological, and behavioral environments. This hierarchy arises from the complete satisfaction of human needs, and the evolution of this hierarchy further guarantees the mental health of the individuals and society. This concept's importance lies in the fact that spaces with suitable and optimal conditions for the physical, mental, and emotional growth of children improve the physical and mental growth of the students. Primary schools are among the most important places where children are influenced and prepared to enter society and more complicated environments. This study is an interventional study. Students' mental health is measured before coloring using the standard SDQ questionnaire (which is designed for assessing the students' strengths and weaknesses; the parents form consists of 25 questions, and it has high validity and reliability). Goodman devised this questionnaire for respondents between the ages of 3 and 16 years. It comprises five subscales, namely emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosaically behavior.
Methods: The classrooms are classified into the following five color classes in an entirely similar fashion: blue, yellow, green, pink, and white. At the end of the academic year, i.e., about six months later, the mental health of the first and second-grade students in Mehr and Marefat primary schools (boys and girls schools) in Kerman was measured using the same SDQ questionnaire. The comparison of the posttest and pretest responses provided the following results.
Results: The colors were ranked about their impacts on the students' mental health using the TOPSIS technique. Based on the resulting Ci values, the following conclusions are drawn: colors blue, green, pink, yellow, and white have the highest impact in the order mentioned on the mental health of the students in Mehr and Marefat primary schools in Kerman. In other words, blue has the highest impact while white has the lowest impact on students' mental health. The colors were then ranked concerning their impact on the female students' mental health using TOPSIS technique. The following conclusions are also reached based on the resulting Ci values: colors green, blue, pink, yellow, and white have the highest impact on the mental health of the students in the Marefat primary school (girls) in Kerman in the order mentioned. In other words, green has the highest impact while white has the lowest impact on girls' mental health. Finally, the colors were ranked concerning their impact on the mental health of the male. Students using TOPSIS technique and the following conclusions are drawn based on the resulting Ci values: colors blue, green, pink, white, and yellow have the highest impact on the mental health of the students in the Mehr primary school (boys) in Kerman in the order mentioned. In other words, blue has the highest impact while yellow has the lowest impact on the boys' mental health.
Conclusion: Students' mental health was examined for dimensions (emotional symptoms, behavioral problems, hyperactivity symptoms, peer problems, and desirable social behaviors), and different results were obtained.

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Introduction: Numerous global studies have demonstrated that interacting with nature in our
surroundings can greatly benefit our mental health. The biophilic design approach can aid in
connecting individuals with nature in a man-made environment, making it a useful tool. Further
studies are needed in treatment spaces throughout the country to develop an understanding of how
biophilic components affect the mental health of patients through experimental research. This study
aims to identify the beneficial aspects of biophilic design in the mental well-being of patients
receiving treatment within the country. This research focuses on the relationship between biophilic
design elements and their impact on the mental health of patients in therapeutic spaces in Mashhad.
The study assumes that experiencing nature directly through biophilic architecture can reduce anxiety
and depression while increasing life expectancy, ultimately leading to better mental health outcomes
for patients.
Methodology: This research utilized qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate biophilic
factors' impact on patients' anxiety levels in hospitals. The qualitative portion involved analyzing
library documents and coding concepts using the foundation data method and MAXQDA10 software.
The field and survey studies focused on sample hospitals in Mashhad city, including Hay Farabi, 17
Shahrivar, and Omid. A standard questionnaire on anxiety in hospitals and a questionnaire on biophilic
components in therapeutic environments were distributed randomly to 270 patients over a period of
two months. The quantitative portion involved measuring the relationships between variables using
factor analysis and structural equations with Smart PLS.
Results: During the survey of hospitals to determine the presence of biophilic components, Shahrivar
Hospital was ranked first with 35.71%, followed by Farabi Hospital with 28.57% and Omid Hospital
with 14.28%. Research shows that the dimensions of biophilic design have a significant impact on the
spiritual and psychological well-being of patients in therapeutic spaces. When patients are more
connected to nature in these spaces, it can decrease anxiety levels and improve spiritual components of
health, such as life expectancy. A survey of hospital environments and the assessment of patients'
mental health revealed that 17 Shahrivar Hospital, which had more biophilic components in indoor
spaces, had a greater positive effect on patients than Farabi Hospital, which had components in
external spaces. This research model confirms the usefulness of biophilic design in therapeutic spaces
to improve the mental state and satisfaction of patients. Incorporating biophilic components into the
environment can have a positive impact on the patient's experience in a therapeutic environment.
Conclusion: According to the study, the direct experience of nature in indoor spaces for therapeutic
purposes was the most important factor in promoting mental health. Following this, the indirect

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experience of nature and the nature of space and place were also found to be significant factors, in that
order. Furthermore, it was discovered that the biophilic environment of indoor spaces had a greater
impact on reducing anxiety and depression among patients than in outdoor spaces in hospitals.
Overall, these findings suggest that incorporating natural elements into indoor spaces can have a
positive impact on mental health.

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Introduction: Today, there are increasing concerns throughout the world about the relationship between urban life and psychological health. According the reports of the World Health Organization, mental disorders constitute 12% of the all diseases in the world. Depression is one of the most important mental disorders. Depression, today, has become an essential problem in the world. With prevalence of depression in the urban communities, this disease seems very normal. But this disease is very important and serious and the factors having impact on it have to be evaluated. Previous studies have considered depression from personality and social-economic dimensions. Yet some research have emphasized on the physical environment of the depression. For example, extensive studies in Hong Kong showed that inaccessibility to green spaces and public services and also existence of high buildings and high residential density is accompanied with a higher level of mental disorders such as depression.
Methodology: The main objective of this research is to evaluate the mutual relationship between the physical quality of the MoftAbad and Mardavij neighborhoods of Isfahan and the incidence of depression in the residents of these neighborhoods. In this research, two questionnaires of environmental quality realized based on the environmental indices and also second edition of the standard questionnaire of Beck et al (1996) have been used to gather data. The number of 434 questionnaires was completed for two neighborhoods. Data analysis was performed using normal and partial correlation coefficient and linear regression.
Result: Results of the study showed that in the all environmental variables of physical quality, MoftAbad neighborhood is lower than Mardavij neighborhood. In total, the final score of environmental quality for MoftAbad neighborhood is estimated .96 and for Mardavij neighborhood are 2.91. Results regarding the dependent variable of the research imply that the incidence of depression is higher in the residents of MoftAbad neighborhood than Mardavij neighborhood. The mean score of depression in the MoftAbad neighborhood is 2.06 and in the Mardavij neighborhood is equal to 0.98. Results of evaluation of the Pearson’s coefficient showed that the variable of environmental comfort has the highest power of correlation with the incidence of depression in the citizens of MoftAbad neighborhood. Findings of investigation in the Mardavij neighborhood also showed that all independent variables have a significant and inverse relationship with the dependent variable of this study. Based on the obtained results, the variable of visual beauty and order with coefficient of -0.525 has the highest correlation with the dependent variables. Results of modeling the changes of dependent variables of this study based on the environmental independent variables suggest that in the MoftAbad neighborhood, only the environmental comfort variable is capable to predict the changes of dependent variables. In this regard, standard coefficient of the mentioned variable is -.311.
In the Mardavij neighborhood the variables of functional attraction as well as environmental comfort, respectively, have the highest capability to predict the dependent variable. In this regard, the variable of functional attraction determined 43.3% and environmental comfort 18.8% of the changes of the dependent variable.
Conclusion: Results of the present research consistent with the other studies revealed that individuals who live in the urban environment with low quality are more exposed to depression than other individuals. Therefore, communication between urban planners and psychologists has to be reinforced so that strategies and policies are adopted that through planning and designing environment the indices of mental health of citizens such as depression can be improved.