A5029617581- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Disaster Response and Management
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Health and Medical Studies
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Taisho University
2025
Kawasaki Hospital
2018-2023
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
2011-2020
National Institute of Mental Health
2010-2019
Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare
2017
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
2016
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
2015
Government of Japan
2009
Cabinet Office
2009
Health Center
2008
ContextLittle is known about the extent or severity of untreated mental disorders, especially in less-developed countries.ObjectiveTo estimate prevalence, severity, and treatment Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) disorders 14 countries (6 less developed, 8 developed) World Health Organization (WHO) (WMH) Survey Initiative.Design, Setting, ParticipantsFace-to-face household surveys 60 463 community adults conducted from 2001-2003 Americas, Europe, Middle...
Abstract Two new screening scales for psychological distress, the K6 and K10, have been developed using item response theory shown to outperform existing screeners in English. We their Japanese versions standard backtranslaton method included them World Mental Health Survey Japan (WMH‐J), which is a psychiatric epidemiologic study conducted seven communities across with 2436 participants. The WMH‐J used WMH Initiative version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) assess...
Background To examine barriers to initiation and continuation of mental health treatment among individuals with common disorders. Method Data were from the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental (WMH) surveys. Representative household samples interviewed face in 24 countries. Reasons initiate continue examined a subsample ( n = 636 78) analyzed at different levels clinical severity. Results Among those DSM-IV disorder past 12 months, low perceived need was most reason for not initiating more...
Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use cause considerable morbidity mortality, but good cross-national epidemiological data are limited. This paper describes such from the first 17 countries participating in World Health Organization's (WHO's) Mental (WMH) Survey Initiative.Household surveys with a combined sample size of 85,052 were carried out Americas (Colombia, Mexico, United States), Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine), Middle East Africa (Israel,...
Abstract To estimate the prevalence, severity, and treatment of Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (4th edn; DSM‐IV) mental disorders in community populations Japan, face‐to‐face household surveys were conducted four Japan. A total 1663 adults responded (overall response rate, 56%). The DSM‐IV disorders, assessed with World Health version Organization (WHO) Composite International Interview (WMH‐CIDI), a fully structured lay‐administered psychiatric diagnostic interview....
Background Prior research on whether marriage is equally beneficial to the mental health of men and women inconsistent due methodological variation. This study addresses some prior limitations investigates gender differences in association first being previously married, with subsequent onset a range disorders. Method Cross-sectional household surveys 15 countries from WHO World Mental Health survey initiative ( n =34493), structured diagnostic assessment disorders using Composite...
Background Research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following natural and human-made disasters has been undertaken for more than three decades. Although PTSD prevalence estimates vary widely, most are in the 20–40% range disaster-focused studies but considerably lower (3–5%) few general population epidemiological surveys that evaluated disaster-related as part of a broader clinical assessment. The World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys provide an opportunity to examine representative...
Overwork-related disorders, such as cerebrovascular/cardiovascular diseases (CCVD) and mental disorders due to overwork, are a major occupational public health issue worldwide, particularly in East Asian countries. This report discusses the recent trend of overwork-related Japan from perspective workers' compensated diseases, well development national policy for preventive measures against Japan. Recently, number claimed cases has increased substantially, among young workers, compared those...
There has been no study that allowed clear conclusions about the impact of suicide-related or mental health consultation-related internet use.To investigate impacts use.We conducted prospective observational longitudinal with data collection at baseline screening (T0), 1 week after T0 (T1) and 7 weeks (T2). Participants a stratified random sampling from 744,806 users were 20-49 years age who employed for reasons did not. The main outcome was suicidal ideation. Secondary measures comprised...
The present study found that a lifetime history of suicidal ideation may be significantly associated with searching the Internet for information about suicide or self‐injury, experiences anxiety emotional pain related to use electronic media, and adolescents' distrust people around them. impact using media on among Japanese adolescents is discussed.
Abstract The aim of the present study was to provide basic descriptive data regarding utilization 12‐month mental health services in Japanese community population. Face‐to‐face household surveys were carried out four areas (two urban cities and two rural municipalities), a total 1663 persons participated (overall response rate: 56.4%). For collection, structured psychiatric interview, World Mental Health version Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH‐CIDI) used,...
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined social inequalities in self-rated health Japan, and the issue of gender differences related to remains inconclusive.METHODS: The data derived from interviews with 2987 randomly selected Japanese adults four prefectures Japan who completed cross-national World Mental Health survey 2002 through 2005. We calculated odds ratios (ORs) having poor physical mental by two class indicators independently multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for age,...
We examined differences in the prevalence of a lifetime history self-cutting and suicidal ideation by age among junior senior high-school students. Histories were reported 9.9% 40.4% Among early teens, females more likely to report than males, late males self-cutting.
Community studies about the association of headache with both childhood family adversities and depression/anxiety disorders are limited.To assess independent joint associations early-onset depression anxiety risks adult-onset headache.Data were pooled from cross-sectional community surveys conducted in ten Latin North American, European Asian countries (n=18 303) by using standardised instruments. Headache a range assessed self-report.The number was associated after adjusting for gender,...
The DSM-IV and ICD-10 are both operational diagnostic systems that classify known psychological disorders according to the number of criteria symptoms. Certain discrepancies between exist may lead some inconsistencies in psychiatric research. purpose this study was investigate these differences assessment depression with item response theory (IRT) analyses. World Mental Health-Japan (WMHJ) Survey is an epidemiological survey general population Japan. We analyzed data from WMHJ completed by...
There have been no longitudinal studies in Japan examining national-level data for suicide risk by marital and employment status. We examined the age-adjusted relative (RR) status from national acquired all suicides occurring past 25 years. All deaths identified as according to ICD-9 ICD-10 were extracted vital statistics of years 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 2005. Population Japanese residents aged ≥15 obtained census. Suicide rates almost categories analyzed decreased both genders between...