Depression and Nature Views (04-07-21)
Evidence continues to grow indicating that people who are depressed have different visual experiences than those who are not.
Depressed/Anxious Adults
Developing Engaging Spaces for All Users
Neuroscience research details how design can support positive life experiences for people with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder, long lasting anxiety, neuroticism, depression, and other psychological challenges.
Designing for People with Psychological Challenges
Design can support positive experiences for people living with ASD, ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, neuroticism, depression, and other psychological challenges. Recognizing design-experience links is becoming particularly important as more diverse groups of people live and work together.
Designing for People with Sensory or Psychological Challenges
Many users of designed spaces and objects have sensory or psychological challenges that complicate their experiences in the physical world. These people might be visually impaired, deaf, depressed, or have ADHD or ASD, for example. Cognitive scientists have learned a great deal about how design can encourage positive life experiences for these individuals.
Urban Planning for Psychological Challenges (01-12-18)
Whitby links environmental design and positive experiences for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
More on the Benefits of Nature (01-09-18)
Data collected via a smartphone app confirms that there are psychological benefits to nearby nature.
Inpatient Mental Health Unit Design Checklist (11-30-16)
The US Department of Veterans Affairs reports that it has linked architectural/interior design consistent with the recommendations embedded in its Mental Health Environment of Care Checklist to fewer suicides by inpatients in its mental health units.
Lighting for Better Lives
Two important resources to review
Nurturing the Psychologically Challenged, By Design
Psychological challenges, such as autism, ADHD, depression, and schizophrenia complicate the lives of people with these conditions. Design can make it more likely that they achieve their life objectives.
Sadness and Color Vision (09-09-15)
Researchers have learned that feeling sad influences the way some colors are seen.
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