A5037306798- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Risk Perception and Management
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Kurume University
2016-2025
University of Geneva
2022
Universität der Bundeswehr München
2022
Mid Sweden University
2022
Bar-Ilan University
2022
University of Bath
2022
Saarland University
2022
University Hospital of Zurich
2012-2022
University of Zurich
2016-2022
Fukushima Medical University
2017-2018
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare settings has drawn attention for over 20 years, yet few studies have investigated the association between WPV and psychological consequences. Here, we used a cross-sectional design to investigate (1) 12-month prevalence of workplace (WPV), (2) characteristics WPV, (3) relationship burnout/secondary traumatic stress among 599 mental nurses (including assistant nurses) from eight hospitals. Over 40% respondents had experienced within past 12 months. A...
This letter provides an update on the activities of "The Global Collaboration Traumatic Stress" (GC-TS) as first described by Schnyder et al. in 2017. It presents further detail projects theme, particular development and initial data Psychotrauma Screen (GPS), a brief instrument designed to screen for wide range potential outcomes trauma. English language ongoing studies several languages provide indication that GPS is feasible, reliable valid tool, tool may be very useful current pandemic...
Prolonged periods of instability in terms living environment can lead to a serious increase mental health issues among disaster-affected individuals. The aim this study was assess long-term trends adult residents nuclear-disaster-affected area.Mail-based, self-administered questionnaire surveys were conducted three times (T1-T3), targeting all registered with the municipalities evacuation zone Fukushima prefecture at time disaster. Age-adjusted prevalences following analyzed by sex: risk...
BackgroundAlthough there is some evidence of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) construct's cross cultural validity, trauma-related disorders may vary across cultures, and same be true for treatments that address such conditions. Experienced therapists tailor psychotherapy to each patient's particular situation, nature psychopathology, stage therapy, so on. In addition, culture-sensitive psychotherapists try understand how culture enhances meaning their life history, components illness...
Objectives The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which occurred after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in March 2011, may have a considerable long-term impact on lives of area residents. aims this study were to determine trajectories psychological distress using 3-year consecutive data, find predictive factors severe that also prove useful for public health intervention. Methods Data obtained 12 371 residents who registered municipalities categorised as complete...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and norepinephrine (SNRIs) are typical antidepressants that also widely used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorders, other mental disorders. While these drugs highly useful, the safety profile of each antidepressant varies widely.1 Furthermore, it has long been pointed out they can cause withdrawal symptoms after decrease or discontinuing.2 A recent systematic review3 found 40% patients experience reducing discontinuing...
Predictive factors including risk perception for mid-term mental health after a nuclear disaster remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived radiation and other at baseline Fukushima Daiichi 2011 in Japan. A mail-based questionnaire survey conducted January 2012 2013. Mental status assessed using K6 scale. Psychological distress over 2-year period categorized into following four groups: chronic, recovered, resistant, or worsened. Most...
Perceived social support is an established predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to a traumatic event. Gender important factor that could differentiate responses support, yet this has been little explored. Symptoms complex PTSD are also common following trauma but have under-researched in context. Large scale studies with culturally diverse samples particularly lacking.
Trauma is a global issue. The great majority of the burden disease arising from mental health conditions occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), among populations political, economic, and/or cultural transition those struck by forced migration. These problems frequently arise as result traumatic events that adversely affect adults, children, families, including war, mass violence, natural disasters, accidents. In response to this, International Society for Traumatic Stress...
The Great East Japan Earthquake and in particular, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, have had a serious psychological impact on not only residents, but also relief workers Fukushima. Although public employees work highly stressful situations play very important role long-term relief, their psychiatric features yet to be clarified. two aims of this study were identify current prevalence rate depression post-traumatic stress disorder among working disaster area using...
Background: Potentially traumatic stressors can lead to various transdiagnostic outcomes beyond PTSD alone but no brief screening tools exist for measuring posttraumatic responses in a manner.Objective: Assess the psychometric characteristics of new 22-item measure, Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS).Method: An internet survey was administered with English speaking participants recruited passively via website Collaboration on Traumatic Stress (GC-TS) (nGC-TS = 1,268) and actively Amazon's...
The longitudinal posttraumatic stress responses and resilient factors after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant are yet unknown. Here we attempted to quantify patterns of course disorder (PTSD) symptoms explored associated with psychological recovery. subjects were 12 371 residents in municipalities categorized as forced evacuated area. We subjects' PTSD into 4 groups: Chronic, Resistant, Recovered, Non-recovered. applied a logistic regression clarify related observed that laughter...
Background: The impact of traumatic experiences or adverse life has been shown to potentially affect a wide range mental health outcomes. However, there was no brief instrument screen for psychological problems in different domains after event, and risk factors protective factors.Objective: aim this study is examine the internal consistency concurrent validity Japanese version Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS) traumatized sample Japan.Method: A total (n = 58) with varying levels potential...
Despite the well-documented link between child maltreatment (CM) and mental health, evidence suggests substantial variability in post-traumatic sequelae of CM across cultures. The perceived acceptability one’s community might moderate association but little research has been conducted on it so far. This study examined how may influence relationship experiences symptoms individuals from four different continents if pattern associations is same countries. We recruited a sample 478 adults...
Abstract Childhood maltreatment (CM) is thought to be associated with altered responses social stimuli and interpersonal signals. However, limited evidence exists that CM linked larger comfortable distance (CID) – the physical humans prefer towards others during interactions. no previous study has investigated this association in a comprehensive sample, yielding sufficient statistical power. Moreover, preliminary findings are European region. Finally, it unclear how affects CID different...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which occurred in March 2011, is having long-term effects on children. We planned this study to describe the trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems children examine potential risks protective factors over 35 months following accident. sample was 11,791 first sixth elementary grades. identified four patterns for three problems, using group-based trajectory modelling. For symptoms, female gender, experience tsunami...
The aim of this study was to explore the cross-cultural differences burnout, symptoms anxiety, depression, and secondary traumatic stress between an Eastern (Japan) a Western (Switzerland) country. One hundred seventy midwives participated in study. There were significant age group (χ2 (3) = 24.2, p < 0.01), marital or relationship status (2) 28.4, years experience =17.8, 0.01) two countries. Japanese staff younger, more often unmarried, had less than Swiss staff. mean score...