Bright light treatment for night-time insomnia and daytime sleepiness in elderly people: comparison with a short-acting hypnotic.

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to verify the comorbidity of conduct disorder (CD) and behavioral/developmental disorders in children and adolescents, and to examine the traits of CD comorbid with them. METHODS:Subjects were 64 children (60 boys, four girls) who were resident at three institutions for delinquent...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Harada Y,Hayashida A,Hikita S,Imai J,Sasayama D,Masutani S,Tomita T,Saitoh K,Washizuka S,Amano N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high disease burden of mental disorders has been noted worldwide, including Japan. It is important to monitor mental disorder prevalence trends and the use of mental health services over time using epidemiological data and to plan appropriate policies and measures that consider mental health in each country. This re...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nishi D,Ishikawa H,Kawakami N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to positive changes that result from coping with a major life crisis or a traumatic event. Factors influencing PTG in youth have not been well characterized but could have a great impact on overall maturation. METHODS:Fourth to ninth graders (n = 3337) attending elementary or ju...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Yoshida H,Kobayashi N,Honda N,Matsuoka H,Yamaguchi T,Homma H,Tomita H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the possible effectiveness of the juvenile version of the Serigaya Methamphetamine Relapse Prevention Program (SMARPP-Jr.) self-teaching workbook we developed for relapse prevention of drug abuse depends on the severity of the subject's drug-related problems....

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsumoto T,Chiba Y,Imamura F,Kobayashi O,Wada K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most acute psychotic episodes are regarded as indicators of schizophrenia. We developed an algorithm for the treatment of such episodes. In Japan, psychiatrists tend to prescribe two or more neuroleptics at once, but it is thought that using a single neuroleptic is better, and the algorithm we report is based on this ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hayashida M,Nakane Y

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preliminary study on the Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression was performed. The present study was conducted on 15 normal subjects (mean age: 32 years, SD 9.7 years) as the first step to test for the differences between psychiatric patients and normal subjects. Stimuli were created by photo...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Minoshita S,Satoh S,Morita N,Tagawa A,Kikuchi T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress caused by adverse and demanding conditions, a risk factor for mental illnesses, induces adaptive or maladaptive neural and behavioral consequences, depending on the conditions. Studies using rodent stress models have revealed multiple mechanisms related to dopamine and inflammation for stress-induced neural and...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Furuyashiki T,Kitaoka S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationship between the level of daytime activities and nocturnal sleep in the elderly using the wrist actigraph and ambulatory polysomnograph system. Five male and five female subjects (mean age = 73.8+/-3.05 years; range 69-77 years) participated in this study. The level of daytime activ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shirota A,Tamaki M,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a group structured intervention on the mental and physical discomfort and immune function of 20 family caregivers. A structured intervention for caregivers consists of five sessions, each of which lasts 90 min. This was a modified version of the program th...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hosaka T,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Near-infrared spectroscopy has the potential for aiding the diagnosis of major depressive disorder. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the evidence from observational studies regarding the use of near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with major depressive disorder and to identify the character...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Zhang H,Dong W,Dang W,Quan W,Tian J,Chen R,Zhan S,Yu X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the cause of idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD), magnetic resonance imaging and single-photon emission computed tomography of the brain were conducted on 20 patients with RBD. Blood flow in the upper portion of both sides of the frontal lobe and pons was significantly lower ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shirakawa S,Takeuchi N,Uchimura N,Ohyama T,Maeda H,Abe T,Ishibashi M,Ohshima Y,Ohshima H

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of our study was to understand the geographic characteristics of Japanese communities and the impact of these characteristics on suicide rates. METHODS:We calculated the standardized mortality ratio from suicide statistics of 3318 municipalities from 1972 to 2002. Correlation analysis, multi-regression ana...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Oka M,Kubota T,Tsubaki H,Yamauchi K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the factors associated with insomnia symptoms and the use of sleep medication, and the correlations among insomnia symptoms, sleep medication use and depressive symptoms in the general population. METHODS:This survey was conducted in a rural community of Japan. Questionnaires consisted of basic inform...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Komada Y,Nomura T,Kusumi M,Nakashima K,Okajima I,Sasai T,Inoue Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen saturation was measured in 37 patients with sleep-related breathing disorders over 2 nights: after alcohol intake and under control conditions. Both the number of 3% oxygen desaturation per hour (ODI3) and the lowest saturation (LSAT) were significantly aggravated after alcohol ingestion. Oxygen saturation was ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tsutsumi W,Miyazaki S,Itasaka Y,Togawa K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulovacuolar degeneration (GVD) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) are neuropathological features in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The molecular mechanism of GVD formation remains unknown. Recent immunohistochemical investigations suggested a potential link of NFT to GVD formation. Enzyme histochemical studies and elect...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ikegami K,Kimura T,Katsuragi S,Ono T,Yamamoto H,Miyamoto E,Miyakawa T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Serotonin receptor 2C (HTR2C) has been postulated as being involved in the etiology or pathophysiology of mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia. We previously revealed the altered mRNA expression and RNA editing of HTR2C in the postmortem brains of patients with mental disord...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Bundo M,Iwamoto K,Yamada K,Yoshikawa T,Kato T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effect of neuropsychiatric symptoms on longitudinal changes in the quality of life (QOL) of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS:First, we investigated whether neuropsychiatric symptoms at baseline predict changes in the QOL of AD patients over time. Then we examined the associations betwee...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tatsumi H,Nakaaki S,Torii K,Shinagawa Y,Watanabe N,Murata Y,Sato J,Mimura M,Furukawa TA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to provide basic descriptive data regarding utilization of 12-month mental health services in the Japanese community population. Face-to-face household surveys were carried out in four areas (two urban cities and two rural municipalities), and a total of 1663 persons participated (over...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Naganuma Y,Tachimori H,Kawakami N,Takeshima T,Ono Y,Uda H,Hata Y,Nakane Y,Nakane H,Iwata N,Furukawa TA,Kikkawa T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence to date on the relation between the risk of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) and antipsychotic agents derives primarily from observational and case history studies. While an increased risk of VTE has been associated with first-generation low-potency antipsychotic agents, particularly clozapine, there a...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Masopust J,Malý R,Vališ M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the differences in the remission rate, recovery rate, functional improvement, and treatment adherence related to treatment with short-acting immediate-release methylphenidate (IR-MPH) and long-acting osmotic-release oral system-methylphenidate (OROS-MPH) in a naturalistic setting among Taiwanese childr...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Tzang RF,Wang YC,Yeh CB,Hsu CD,Liang HY,Yang PC,Liu HJ,Huang YS,Cheng H,Hsu YC,Liu SI,Pan CH,Huang YF,Huang CF,Wu YY,Huang YH,Liu HC,Chang HL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attentional processes play a central role in information selection, which is impaired in schizophrenic patients. In the present study, we attempted to characterize the attentional performance of chronic schizophrenics using a computerized assessment of the multiple components of attentional function. Two comparable sa...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Cremasco L,Cappa SF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to examine over a 12-month post-intervention period whether the participation of community-living individuals with mental illness in cognitive behavioral group therapy for recovery of self-esteem (CBGTRS) resulted in improved outcomes. METHODS:This was a non-randomized controlled trial. T...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kunikata H,Yoshinaga N,Nakajima K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although peripheral low-grade inflammation and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels have been implicated in schizophrenia (SCZ), the interactions between them remain to be fully revealed. We aimed to compare BDNF and cytokines in patients with SCZ and healthy controls (HC). Additionally, we aimed to inve...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Zhou Y,Peng W,Wang J,Zhou W,Zhou Y,Ying B

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The authors investigated the correlation between prolactin concentrations during aripiprazole treatment and various factors, including age, sex, plasma concentrations of aripiprazole and its active metabolite, dehydroaripiprazole, and genetic polymorphisms of dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) and cytochrome P450(CYP)2D6...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Nagai G,Mihara K,Nakamura A,Suzuki T,Nemoto K,Kagawa S,Ohta I,Arakaki H,Kondo T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While neurons of the human cerebral cortex are mainly distributed in the gray matter, the white matter (WM) also contains some excitatory and inhibitory neurons, so-called WM neurons. Studies on the cytoarchitectural alterations in the brains of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders have repeatedly reported increas...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kubo KI

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the entorhinal cortex and prepulse inhibition (PPI) as well as the nucleus accumbens dopaminergic participation in acoustic startle were examined in rats. After the entorhinal cortex was damaged bilaterally using ibotenic acid, a microdialysis probe was placed in the nucleus accumbens for dete...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Goto K,Ueki A,Iso H,Morita Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine general practitioners' (GPs') diagnosis of a case vignette presenting both anxiety and depression symptoms, and to understand their treatment preferences for the case. METHODS:A total of 1193 copies of a questionnaire were sent to doctors in primary care settings throughout Thailand. The questionnaire ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Lotrakul M,Saipanish R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 4th edition-Chinese version (WISC-IV-Chinese) has been in clinical use in Taiwan since 2007. Research is needed to determine how the WISC-IV, modified from its earlier version, will affect its interpretation in clinical practice in a Mandarin-speaking context. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Yang P,Cheng CP,Chang CL,Liu TL,Hsu HY,Yen CF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Suicidal behavior (SB) is a major mental health problem. The research has identified many factors related to SB, such as problems in the developmental period and psychiatric and personality disorders. However, the interrelation of these factors has not been clearly delineated. METHODS:The subjects were 155 patien...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Hayashi N,Igarashi M,Imai A,Yoshizawa Y,Asamura K,Ishikawa Y,Tokunaga T,Ishimoto K,Tatebayashi Y,Kumagai N,Ishii H,Okazaki Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper examines the relationship between observational behavior and the observers' result assumptions, using a contained diagram that includes significant non-verbal information, such as gestures. The ability of care workers to assess a patient's mental status on the basis of non-verbal information would be co...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsumoto K,Shibata S,Seiji S,Mori C,Shioe K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00