Importance of Landscape Architecture for Therapeutic Recovery

Abstract

This study examines the integration of landscape architecture in the therapeutic recovery processes within psychiatric healthcare expectations. Acknowledging the growing demand for healing-centered design in mental health facilities, it further employs a mixed-methods framework that comprises of comprehensive literature review, expected principles and design evaluations to assess the influence of natural and biophilic elements on patient outcomes. Reckoning with sustainable and patient-centered design principles that enhance safety, privacy, and overall well-being for all in and out patient users. The findings demonstrate that thoughtfully designed therapeutic landscapes contribute significantly to stress reduction, emotional stability, and improved recovery trajectories for psychiatric patients. The study extensively offers evidence-based design insights to guide architects and other allied professionas, healthcare proponents and planners, and policy stakeholders in fostering rehabilitative environments through landscape architecture. It further argues for a redefined approach to psychiatric hospital design that integrates ecological sustainability with therapeutic efficacy.