A5002275095- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Family Support in Illness
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
2016-2025
Kobe University
2011
University of Michigan
2011
Objective: Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience elevated levels stress in their parenting role. Understanding what contributes to such is important for its management. Methods: We assessed associations between child and parent characteristics Japanese mothers 6–12-year-old ADHD recruited through the community ( n = 51) hospital psychiatry/pediatric clinics 124). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses extent which symptom severity (ADHD ODD),...
Transcultural nursing, psychiatry, and medical anthropology have theorized that practitioners researchers need more flexible instruments to gather culturally relevant illness experience, meaning, help seeking. The state of the science is sufficiently developed allow standardized yet ethnographically sound protocols for assessment. However, vigorous calls adapted assessment models yielded little real change in routine practice. This paper describes conversion Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV,...
Abstract The New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP) is a parenting program developed for parents who have child with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It manualized that delivered in parent's home over 8 weeks, or group format, through self‐help manual. Three randomized controlled trials been carried out the United Kingdom. NFPP has adapted according to feedback from and therapists, use different populations, both within Kingdom internationally. first international trial took...
Background Well Parent Japan (WPJ) is a new hybrid group parent training programme combining sessions to improve mothers' psychological well‐being with culturally adapted version of the New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP). This study investigates effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness WPJ against treatment as usual (TAU) within Japanese child mental health services. Methods TRANSFORM was pragmatic multi‐site randomised controlled trial (RCT) two parallel arms. Altogether 124 mothers...
Abstract International practice guidelines recommend medication and behavioral intervention as evidenced‐based treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ). Currently in Japan, the availability of non‐pharmacological interventions is limited. We report results a pilot proof‐of‐concept study new Japanese mothers children with . The delivered standard six‐session two parent‐support sessions. Participants approved group format requested additional support to change parenting...
Research on motivational processes in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) focuses reward. Studies with punishment are limited and findings mixed. This study evaluated the effects of response allocation Japanese children without ADHD. Thirty-four meeting DSM-IV criteria for ADHD 59 typically developing control-group completed an operant task which they choose between playing two simultaneously available games. Reward was arranged symmetrically across games under concurrent...
This research was part of a larger mixed-methods study examining culture, distress, and help seeking. We surveyed 209 Japanese women living in the United States recruited from clinic community-based sites, carried out semi-structured ethnographic interviews with highly distressed subsample 25 Japanese. Analytic Ethnography revealed that described themselves as "self-in-context," negotiating situations using protective resources or experiencing risk exposure. Women experienced quality life...
Abstract Objectives Guidelines recommend parent management training in the multi-modal treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The availability such interventions Japan is limited. This study evaluated effects Well Parent Japan, a hybrid intervention including group Japanese language adaptation New Forest Parenting Programme for ADHD (NFPP) augmented with strategies to improve parent’s psychological wellbeing and enhance confidence their ability implement change....
Most research on motivational processes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been undertaken Western Europe and North America. The extent to which these findings apply other cultural groups is unclear. current study evaluated the behavioral sensitivity of Japanese children with without ADHD changing reward availability. Forty-one school-aged children, 19 diagnosed DSM-IV ADHD, completed a signal-detection task correct discriminations between two stimuli were associated...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental associated with numerous functional deficits and poor long-term outcomes. Internationally, behavioral interventions are recommended as part of multimodal treatment approach for children ADHD. Currently, in Japan, there limited available to target Well Parent Japan (WPJ), new hybrid parent-training program, provides culturally acceptable effective way help support Japanese ADHD their parents.This pragmatic...
Background: Behavioural parenting interventions are evidence-based programs for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Gaining insight into individual differences in the pathways leading to intervention effects may contribute a better understanding of how such work and help personalise interventions. Therefore, we examined whether intervention-related improvements related child behaviour, if these relations vary according parents’ baseline levels parenting. Methods:...
Background: Research on altered motivational processes in ADHD has focused reward. The sensitivity of children with to punishment received limited attention. We evaluated the effects behavioral allocation and without from United States, New Zealand, Japan, applying generalized matching law. Methods: Participants two studies (Furukawa et al., 2017, 2019) were 210 English-speaking (145 ADHD) 93 Japanese-speaking (34 children. They completed an operant task which they chose between playing...
A new selective medium containing cephem antibiotics was developed for isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA colonies on a ceftazidime (CAZ) were most easily identifiable and cefoperazone (CPZ) superior in suppressing the growth other bacteria. With couple CAZ CPZ, coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCNS) detected from 2 1 15 chicken meat samples respectively. The MRCNS recovery test showed that effective isolation, bacteria efficiently. These results...
Abstract This presentation will talk about co-production findings from three completed studies to develop and evaluate a culturally appropriate Japanese version of the New Forest Parent Training Programme (NFPP), named Well Japan (WPJ). Dr Shimabukuro also present an on-going prospective study aiming provide support for mothers teachers children with ADHD in school setting. Dr. share experiences worked different stakeholders at stage highlight benefits research how WPJ was shaped. discuss...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental associated with numerous functional deficits and poor long-term outcomes. Internationally, behavioral interventions are recommended as part of multimodal treatment approach for children ADHD. Currently, in Japan, there limited available to target Well Parent Japan (WPJ), new hybrid parent-training program, provides culturally acceptable effective way help support Japanese ADHD their...