Public Art & Health

Art within mental-health environments

Research record PAH-025 · Finding, limitations, sources and publication relationships.

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· 2008 · United Kingdom

Findings, methods and sources

Adjacent evidenceReviewContext / synthesis

Finding. A systematic review considered art alongside broader design and environmental factors in mental-health settings.

Limitation. The review combines different environmental interventions and predates much current practice.

Daykin N, Byrne E, Soteriou T, O'Connor S. The impact of art, design and environment in mental healthcare: a systematic review of the literature. J R Soc Promot Health. 2008;128(2):85-94.

Methods and verification

Verification level: Abstract checked

Design
Systematic review
Sample / scope
Studies of art, design and environment in mental healthcare
Setting
Mental health facilities
Art form
Several or unspecified

Citation checked against Crossref and abstract against the publisher or OpenAlex record, 29 September 2026

Last full editorial audit: 2026-09-09 · Verification policy

Publications and overlap

No confirmed shared-publication match is recorded for this entry in Edition 4.11. Source-by-source and participant-level reconciliation is incomplete; this does not establish an independent study.

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Public Art & Health. Art within mental-health environments. Research record PAH-025. Edition 4.11, 29 September 2026. https://www.publicart.health/research/pah-025

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