A5041833697- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Family Support in Illness
The University of Tokyo
2016-2025
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
2016-2025
Bunkyo University
2024
Hiroshima University
2023
Teikyo University
2022
University of Tokyo Hospital
2018-2022
Ube Frontier University
2022
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
2022
Tokyo Medical University
2018
Ebara (Japan)
2017
Research suggests gender inequalities in adolescent mental health are context dependent and might be preventable through social structural change. However, variations the size of across diverse cultural contexts could due to incomparable measurement. We aimed compare a measurement among young people Tokyo, Japan, London, UK, test hypothesis that depressive symptom trajectories larger London than Tokyo. For this longitudinal cross-cohort study, we extracted responses 13-item Short Mood...
Objective To study association between nocturnal mobile phone use and mental health, suicidal feelings, self-injury in adolescents. Methods Associations of after lights out with were cross-sectionally examined 17,920 adolescents using a self-report questionnaire. A series logistic regression analyses separately conducted for early (grades 7–9) late 10–12) Results Sleep length was significantly associated the only Logistic showed significant associations poor controlling sleep other...
Public stigma alters attitudes towards people with mental illness, and is a particular concern for young since most health problems occur in adolescence adulthood. However, little known about the long-term effects of repeated filmed social contact (FSC) on reducing health-related among adults general population, compared self-instructional Internet search (INS) control interventions.This study parallel-group randomised controlled trial over 12 months conducted Tokyo, Japan. A total 259...
Aims Improving knowledge and beliefs about mental health (or literacy [ MHL ]) may promote appropriate help‐seeking by adolescents who are suffering from problems. We developed a concise, school‐staff‐led program examined its effects. Methods The participants comprised 118 grade‐9 students (61 boys 57 girls). consisted of two 50‐min sessions, was given schoolteacher. effects the were evaluated before, immediately after 3 months program, using self‐report questionnaire. Results Knowledge...
Aim The Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale ( RIBS ) was developed in the UK to measure mental health‐related behavior. current study aimed evaluate applicability, reliability of a J apanese version ‐ Japanese context, further examine construct validity . Methods sample included 224 undergraduate postgraduate students at university. C ronbach's alpha used assess internal consistency. P earson's correlation coefficient divergent between Mental Health Knowledge Schedule convergent second...
Problematic Internet use (PIU), hyperactivity/inattention, and depressive symptoms are comorbid problems in adolescence, but the causal relationships among these issues unclear. To assess PIU, adolescents general population. This longitudinal cohort study used data from Tokyo Teen Cohort Tokyo, Japan, for two years between October 2012 January 2015. Of 3171 pairs of children parents, 3007 continued to participate second wave study. A total were included analysis (mean [standard deviation]...
Abstract Purpose Studies of mental illness stigma reduction interventions have been criticised for failing to evaluate behavioural outcomes and mechanisms action. This project evaluates training medical students entitled ‘Responding Experienced Anticipated Discrimination’ (READ), developed focus on skills in addition attitudes knowledge. We aimed (i) the effectiveness READ with respect knowledge, attitudes, clinical communication responding illness-related discrimination, (ii) investigate...
Mass media such as newspapers and TV news affect mental health-related stigma. In Japan, the name of schizophrenia was changed in 2002 for purposes stigma reduction; however, little has been known about effect change on mass media.Articles including old new names schizophrenia, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus (DM) headlines and/or text were extracted from 23169092 articles 4 major Japanese 1 program (1985-2013). The trajectory number each term determined across years. Then, all...
This study estimated the excess suicidal mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. A Poisson regression model was used to assess association between unemployment rates, expenditure for alcohol, eating out, and suicide, from January 2008 March 2020. The assessed by applying identified data April 2020 December 2021. number of deaths 3397 men 2390 women. may have caused unprecedented psychological distress among people, owing restricted social gatherings prolonged uncertainties.
Peer victimization increases the risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms among clinical and general populations, but mechanism underlying this association remains unclear. Dissociation, which is related to peer hallucinatory experiences, has been demonstrated as a significant mediator in relation between childhood experience adult patients with psychosis. However, no studies have examined mediating effect dissociation early adolescent population. We whether mediates relationship experiences...
Abstract Subcortical structures may have an important role in the pathophysiology of psychosis. Our recent mega-analysis structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data has reported subcortical volumetric and lateralization alterations chronic schizophrenia, including leftward asymmetric increases pallidal volume. The question remains, however, whether these characteristics represent vulnerability to development psychosis or they are epiphenomena caused by exposure medication illness...