A5064196114- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Family Support in Illness
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Infrared Target Detection Methodologies
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keio University Hospital
2009-2024
Keio University
2015-2024
Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)
2014-2023
Nihon University
2013-2023
University of Tsukuba
2023
Hokkaido University
2023
Senshu University
2023
University of Toyama
2023
National Cancer Center Hospital East
2011-2022
Juntendo University
2022
Background Complicated grief, which is often under-recognized and under-treated, can lead to substantial impairment in functioning. The Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ) a 5-item self-report or interview instrument for screening complicated grief. Although investigations with help-seeking samples suggest that the BGQ valid reliable, it has not been validated broader population. Methodology/Principal Findings A questionnaire was mailed randomly selected sample (n = 5000) residing one of 4 areas...
Abstract Background The societal burden caused by anxiety disorders has likely been underestimated, while those for schizophrenia and depression have received more attention. Anxiety represent a significant illness category that occurs at high prevalence poses considerable burden. However, the cost of in Japan not yet well researched. goal present study was to estimate total clarify characteristics this Method A prevalence-based approach adopted measure disorders. were defined as diagnosis...
Background Psychiatry has been consistently shown to be a profession characterised by 'high-burnout'; however, no nationwide surveys on this topic have conducted in Japan. Aims The objective of study was estimate the prevalence burnout and ascertain relationship between work environment satisfaction, work-life balance satisfaction among psychiatrists working medical schools Method We mailed anonymous questionnaires all 80 psychiatry departments throughout Work-life work-environment social...
Little is known about the effects of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) on psychological adjustment couples. The aim this study was to elucidate and RPL-associated psychosocial stress affecting Japanese couples with a history RPL, focusing gender differences quality marital relationship.The included 76 RPL who visited outpatient clinic tertiary hospital. They completed self-administered questionnaires that assessed stress, their relationship (Quality Marriage Index, QMI), depression (Beck...
There has been a considerable amount of interest in the development various types electromagnetic wave absorbers for use different wavelength ranges. In particular, infrared (IR) with selectivity can be applied to advanced uncooled IR sensors, which would capable identifying objects through their radiation spectrum. present study, mushroom plasmonic metamaterial (MPMAs) region were designed and fabricated. The MPMAs consist periodic array thin metal micropatches connected plate narrow...
Article Abstract Objective: Antidepressant medication is efficacious in the treatment of depression, but not all patients improve with antidepressant alone. Despite this gap, limited evidence regarding effectiveness supplementing psychotherapy for pharmacotherapy-resistant depression available. Therefore, we investigated usual management (treatment as ) cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) seeking psychiatric specialty care. Methods: A 16-week assessor-masked randomized controlled trial a...
Little is known about the association between quality of end-of-life care a patient and complicated grief among bereaved family members.This study aims to examine impact on members in Japanese general population sample.A mail-based cross-sectional questionnaire survey was used. A total 641 individuals aged 40 79 years who lost their loved one within period 6 months 10 were enrolled. Complicated assessed using Brief Grief Questionnaire, members' perceptions Care Evaluation Scale Good Death...
Abstract Background The aim of the study was to understand characteristics International Federation Psycho‐oncology Societies (FPOS) and possible disparities in providing psychosocial care countries where psycho‐oncology societies exist. Method A survey conducted among 29 leaders 28 represented within FPOS by using a questionnaire covering (i) society; (ii) national health system; (iii) level implementation psycho‐oncology; (iv) main problems country. Results Twenty‐six (90%) returned...
Abstract Objective Complicated grief (CG) is considered a distinctive symptom from other bereavement‐related mental impairments such as major depressive disorder (MDD). CG and MDD may appear independently or co‐morbidly; however, the factors associated with each situation are unclear. Methods We conducted nationwide cross‐sectional questionnaire survey involving bereaved family members of cancer patients in 175 institutions. The following items were included questionnaires to assess...
Aim: Suicide is associated not only with primary psychiatric disorders but also physical disorders. Physicians' education on suicide prevention contributes to reducing suicide. Therefore, medical residents, who contact patients daily and eventually become physicians in each specialty, might be the most appropriate candidates for intervention. In this article, we introduce our newly developed intervention program among residents. Methods: We a 2‐hour based Mental Health First Aid (MHFA),...
Suicide is a leading cause of death among Japanese college and university students. Gatekeeper-training programs have been shown to improve detection referral individuals who are at risk suicide by training non-mental-health professional persons. However, no studies investigated the effectiveness such in settings Japan. The aim this study was investigate gatekeeper-training program for administrative staff universities.We developed 2.5-h based on Mental Health First Aid program, which...
Graphene is a promising new material for photodetectors due to its excellent optical properties and high-speed response. However, graphene-based phototransistors have low responsivity the weak light absorption of graphene. We observed giant Dirac point shift upon white illumination in with n-doped Si substrates, but not those p-doped substrates. The source-drain current substrate were investigated without both p-type n-type decay time drain-source indicates that substrate, SiO2 layer, metal...
The primary objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in secondary-care settings where vast majority patients have already undergone pharmacotherapy but not remitted.
Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic and progressive disease. While prognoses have improved, PH patients still experience side effects activity restrictions. Accordingly, the key questions asked by this study are ‘How many depression/anxiety symptoms?’ ‘Is there difference in symptoms distress factors between pulmonary arterial (PAH) thromboembolic (CTEPH) patients, how they experiencing distress?’ Methods A mixed-methods was conducted to collect analyse quantitative...