Health Science Monitor

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Health Science Monitor (HSM) is a multidisciplinary, double-blind, peer-reviewed dental journal publishing articles in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, nursing and dentistry. HSM is the official continuous publication with a yearly volume. No fees are requested from the authors for the submission and publication process. Health Science Monitor has partnered with CLOCKSS to preserve our journal content. This journal provides article download statistics.

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Publisher: Zeus Publishing
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Acceptance Rate (2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31): 34%
Society Collaborations: Health Sciences Society, Dicle University.
Token of Appreciation: For their efforts, reviewers who provide timely peer-review reports will receive free academic editing of their next publication in HSM.

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Vol. 4 (2026): Health Science Monitor

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5577/hsm.vol4.2026

Published: 01.01.2026

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Terrariums as a nature-based art therapy for psychoterratic syndrome and solastalgia in the age of climate change

This article aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of closed-system plant terrariums as a nature-based art therapy intervention for addressing psychoterratic syndromes—particularly solastalgia—arising from climate change–related environmental distress. A narrative and conceptual review of the literature on nature-based therapies, nature-based art therapy, eco-art therapy, and psychoterratic syndromes was conducted. In addition, a structured group workshop model utilizing the closed-system plant terrarium technique was developed based on theoretical frameworks and existing empirical evidence. Findings suggest that nature-based art therapy interventions facilitate emotional expression, ecological identity development, emotional regulation, and group connectedness. The closed-system terrarium technique offers a symbolic and sensory-rich medium that supports therapeutic distance, emotional containment, ecological hope, and active engagement with environmental grief and eco-anxiety. Closed-system plant terrariums represent a feasible, low-cost, and innovative nature-based art therapy approach for both clinical and preventive mental health contexts. Although indirect evidence supports its therapeutic value, further qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research is needed to establish its effectiveness specifically for psychoterratic syndromes and solastalgia.

Terrarium, art therapy, solastalgia, psychoterratic syndrome, climate change

Melis Bozoğlu (Author)
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