Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on japanese patients with eating disorders -a cross-sectional study
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown had a considerable impact on eating disorders (EDs). We evaluated the clinical features of Japanese ED patients before and after the first COVID-19 outbreak-relate... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Shu Takakura, Kenta Toda, Makoto Yamashita, Tomoko Kitajima, Takafumi Suematsu, Hiroaki Yokoyama, Chie Suzuyama Asou, Tomokazu Hata and Nobuyuki Sudo Tags: Research Source Type: research
A pilot randomized controlled trial of the shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (S-CBT) preventive stress management program
Shogi is a traditional board game in Japan. A preventive stress management program based on Shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (S-CBT) was applied in the Japanese municipality of Kakogawa City. The st... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hirokazu Furukawa, Shota Noda, Chiho Kitashima, Manami Omine, Takumi Fukumoto, Hitomi Ono, Aya Ohara and Mutsuhiro Nakao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: The reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the daily record of severity of problems (J-DRSP) and development of a short-form version (J-DRSP (SF)) to assess symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among Japanese women
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Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - December 31, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yumie Ikeda, Miho Egawa, Kazuya Okamoto, Masaki Mandai, Yoshimitsu Takahashi and Takeo Nakayama Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Anorexia nervosa, conduct disorder, and the juvenile justice system: a case of applying traditional treatment modalities in a non-traditional setting
Anorexia Nervosa is highly comorbid with depressive, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. However, it has not previously been reported as comorbid with antisocial personality traits, except wh... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - December 18, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Miriam L. Robinovitz, Gregg Joseph Montalto, Khalid I. Afzal, Stephanie Lichtor, Sandeep Palepu, Dena Oaklander, Sarah Carollo, Jonathan Tutko and Jennifer E. Wildes Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Possible role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), an eating disorder, is characterized by extreme weight loss and fear of weight gain. Psychosocial factors are thought to play important roles in the development and progression of AN; ho... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nobuyuki Sudo Tags: Review Source Type: research
Cognitive behavioral treatment for irritable bowel syndrome: a recent literature review
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal psychosomatic disorder that often develops and worsens with stress. Hence, it is important to treat it from both, its physical and mental aspects. We review... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nagisa Sugaya, Kentaro Shirotsuki and Mutsuhiro Nakao Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effects of short-term existential group therapy for breast Cancer patients
Cancer patients who suffer from existential difficulties, including fear of death, isolation, or loss of human relationships, try to accept these fears by exploring the meaning of their life. In particular, ea... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chizu Nakamura and Masatoshi Kawase Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effectiveness of Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) for the assessment of the suffering and quality of interpersonal relationships of patients with chronic pain
Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) is a tool that can be used to visualize and evaluate the burden of suffering caused by an illness. The aim of this study was to identify which aspec... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mitsunao Tomioka, Masako Hosoi, Tomona Okuzawa, Kozo Anno, Rie Iwaki, Hiroshi Kawata, Chiharu Kubo and Nobuyuki Sudo Tags: Research Source Type: research
A systematic review of the effect of sleep interventions on presenteeism
Sleep problems interfere with work performance. Decreased work productivity due to health problems is defined as presenteeism. Although empirical data on the improvement of presenteeism by sleep interventions ... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yuta Takano, Suguru Iwano, Shuntaro Aoki, Norihito Nakano and Yuji Sakano Tags: Review Source Type: research
Development of colonic transit time and ultrasound imaging tools as objective indicators for assessing abnormal defecation associated with food intake: a narrative review based on previous scientific knowledge
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) involve chronic or persistent gastrointestinal symptoms. Laboratory tests show no organic lesions, and the symptoms are due to dysfunction. The most typical FGID i... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - November 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yohei Okawa Tags: Review Source Type: research
Efficacy of rikkosan for primary burning mouth syndrome: a retrospective study
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic condition characterized by pain in the oral cavity. Kampo medicine is a traditional Japanese medical system that has its roots partly in ancient Chinese medicine. The ... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - October 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hiroyuki Hato, Ken-ichiro Sakata, Jun Sato, Takuya Asaka, Noritaka Ohga, Yutaka Yamazaki and Yoshimasa Kitagawa Tags: Short report Source Type: research
Relation between personality dimensions and symptomatology of depression in skin cancer patients
Environmental psychological factors such as mood states can modify and trigger an organic response; depressive disorder is considered a risk factor for oncological development, leading to alterations both in t... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - October 12, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: ML Ram írez-de los Santos, A López-Navarro, S Ramírez-de los Santos, JM Guzmán-Flores, AL Pereira-Suárez and EI López-Pulido Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health-related benefits and adverse events associated with yoga classes among participants that are healthy, in poor health, or with chronic diseases
Our previous study demonstrated that 42% of yoga class participants in Japan had chronic diseases requiring medication. This raises the question as to whether those with chronic diseases would benefit from pra... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - October 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Takakazu Oka and Battuvshin Lkhagvasuren Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cognitive –behavioral therapy for management of mental health and stress-related disorders: Recent advances in techniques and technologies
Cognitive –behavioral therapy (CBT) helps individuals to eliminate avoidant and safety-seeking behaviors that prevent self-correction of faulty beliefs, thereby facilitating stress management to reduce stress-r... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - October 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mutsuhiro Nakao, Kentaro Shirotsuki and Nagisa Sugaya Tags: Review Source Type: research
Subjective cognitive impairment and presenteeism mediate the associations of rumination with subjective well-being and ill-being in Japanese adult workers from the community
In recent years, the roles of rumination, subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), and presenteeism have been emphasized in occupational mental health. However, associations between rumination, SCI, presenteeism... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - October 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kuniyoshi Toyoshima, Masahiko Ichiki, Takeshi Inoue, Akiyoshi Shimura, Jiro Masuya, Yota Fujimura, Shinji Higashi and Ichiro Kusumi Tags: Research Source Type: research
