The Case for Using Restorative Natural Environments in Veterans' Rehabilitation Programs

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Mark B. Detweiler, MD, MS, Taral Sharma, MD, MBA, Sandra Lane, MS, Mintai Kim, PhD, Benjamin C. Johnson, ASLA, and Kye Y. Kim, MD

Dr. Detweiler is a staff psychiatrist at Salem VA Medical Center (SVAMC), Salem, VA. Dr. Sharma is a psychiatry research associate at Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA. Ms. Lane is the horticulture program director at SVAMC. Dr. M. Kim and Mr. Johnson are both faculty members at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design, Blacksburg. Dr. K. Kim is a staff psychiatrist at SVAMC.

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Mark B. Detweiler, MD, MS, Taral Sharma, MD, MBA, Sandra Lane, MS, Mintai Kim, PhD, Benjamin C. Johnson, ASLA, and Kye Y. Kim, MD

Dr. Detweiler is a staff psychiatrist at Salem VA Medical Center (SVAMC), Salem, VA. Dr. Sharma is a psychiatry research associate at Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA. Ms. Lane is the horticulture program director at SVAMC. Dr. M. Kim and Mr. Johnson are both faculty members at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design, Blacksburg. Dr. K. Kim is a staff psychiatrist at SVAMC.

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Mark B. Detweiler, MD, MS, Taral Sharma, MD, MBA, Sandra Lane, MS, Mintai Kim, PhD, Benjamin C. Johnson, ASLA, and Kye Y. Kim, MD

Dr. Detweiler is a staff psychiatrist at Salem VA Medical Center (SVAMC), Salem, VA. Dr. Sharma is a psychiatry research associate at Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA. Ms. Lane is the horticulture program director at SVAMC. Dr. M. Kim and Mr. Johnson are both faculty members at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design, Blacksburg. Dr. K. Kim is a staff psychiatrist at SVAMC.

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The Case for Using Restorative Natural Environments in Veterans' Rehabilitation Programs
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veterans, VA, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, postdeployment health, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, mental health, TBI, Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF, Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF, nature, natural, environment, environments, restorative, sympathetic response, stress, attention, pain management, horticulture, farm, farmingveterans, VA, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, postdeployment health, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, mental health, TBI, Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF, Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF, nature, natural, environment, environments, restorative, sympathetic response, stress, attention, pain management, horticulture, farm, farming
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veterans, VA, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, postdeployment health, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, mental health, TBI, Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF, Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF, nature, natural, environment, environments, restorative, sympathetic response, stress, attention, pain management, horticulture, farm, farmingveterans, VA, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, postdeployment health, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, mental health, TBI, Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF, Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF, nature, natural, environment, environments, restorative, sympathetic response, stress, attention, pain management, horticulture, farm, farming
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