Neural correlates of memory in depression measured by brain perfusion SPECT at rest.

abstract：:Inpatients with sleep disturbances in a geriatric hospital received 1 h of exposure to approximately 8000 lx bright light per day for 3 weeks. Polysomnogram was recorded for four female patients. Two (aged 68 and 87 years) were non-demented patients with weak cataracts and the other two (aged 92 and 93 years) were dem...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Fukuda N,Kobayashi R,Kohsaka M,Honma H,Sasamoto Y,Sakakibara S,Koyama E,Nakamura F,Koyama T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The reasons for accessing and maintaining access to mental health services in Japan may be different to those in other countries. Using the World Health Organization World Mental Health Japan survey data, this study investigated the prevalence of sociodemographic correlates of barriers for the use of, reasons for ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kanehara A,Umeda M,Kawakami N,World Mental Health Japan Survey Group.

更新日期：2015-09-01 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 hypercortisolemia is commonly observed in depression, exactly where in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (H-P-A) axis this dysfunction arises remains undefined. In attempting to distinguish between central or peripheral locus of dysfunction, we studied in 12 patients (10 females, two males) with primary ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Jiang HK,Wang JY,Lin JC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) and its magnetoencephalographic (MEG) counterpart (MMNm) are an established biological index in schizophrenia research. MMN in response to duration and frequency deviants may have differential relevance to the pathophysiology and clinical stages of schizophrenia. MEG has advantage...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Suga M,Nishimura Y,Kawakubo Y,Yumoto M,Kasai K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to understand the sleep-wake cycle during the period from late pregnancy to about 3 months of postpartum by evaluating the number of actigraphic activities in four women (one multipara and three primi gravidae), and to compare the results with the findings from sleep logs. An irregularity...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shinkoda H,Matsumoto K,Park YM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first application of computed tomographic scan to the schizophrenic brain by Johnstone et al. initiated a new neuroscience research era with new perspectives on the neurobiological aspects of major psychoses. The most common paradigm in the flurry of brain imaging studies following the first report was the case-co...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Okazaki Y

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:An increasing number of neuroimaging studies have been conducted to uncover the pathophysiology of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings are inconsistent, however, at least partially due to methodological differences. In the present study voxel-based morphometry (VBM) was used to evaluate br...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Sasayama D,Hayashida A,Yamasue H,Harada Y,Kaneko T,Kasai K,Washizuka S,Amano N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subjects of this study were 306 male alcoholics who lived in Osaka, Japan, and who were initially diagnosed with alcoholism at a psychiatric institution between 1972 and 1983. Follow-up studies were done on three occasions: 1 March 1985 (Time 1), 1 November 1988 (Time 2) and 1 March 1992 (Time 3). We followed up 2...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Noda T,Imamichi H,Kawata A,Hirano K,Ando T,Iwata Y,Yoneda H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding of elderly Japanese patients with dementia. METHOD:The records of the 155 patients with dementia who underwent PEG in Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center were reviewed for pertinent clinical data, inclu...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kumagai R,Kubokura M,Sano A,Shinomiya M,Ohta S,Ishibiki Y,Narumi K,Aiba M,Ichimiya Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effects of the bombing on the atomic bomb survivors' mental health, a mental health survey was conducted using a 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and a mail survey on atomic bomb exposure conditions and lifestyle using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 3526 atom...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Honda S,Shibata Y,Mine M,Imamura Y,Tagawa M,Nakane Y,Tomonaga M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Adult Reading Test (NART) is widely used as a measure of premorbid IQ of the English-speaking patients with dementia. The purpose of the present study was to develop a Japanese version of the NART (JART), using 50 Japanese irregular words, all of which are Kanji (ideographic script) compound words. Readin...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsuoka K,Uno M,Kasai K,Koyama K,Kim Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to examine psychological/psychopathological characteristics of eating disorders and their subtypes through a combined administration of questionnaires and projective tests. Three questionnaires (Eating Disorder Inventory - 2, Social Adaptation Scale, Southern California University Eating...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Mizuta I,Inoue Y,Fukunaga T,Ishi R,Ogawa A,Takeda M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to examine the following hypothesis: (i) Self-esteem and aggressiveness, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and a depressive tendency interact with each other. (ii) The subjects show a strong depressive tendency, and each of the other factors exerts a main effect on, and interacts wi...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsuura N,Hashimoto T,Toichi M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This preliminary study was performed to test the reliability and validity of the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), developed by the National Institute of Mental Health MATRICS initiative, as an assessment tool in a Japanese-languag...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Kaneda Y,Ohmori T,Okahisa Y,Sumiyoshi T,Pu S,Ueoka Y,Takaki M,Nakagome K,Sora I

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum concentrations of total, free and acylcarnitine were compared in 25 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and among age- and sex-matched normal controls by the new enzymatic cycling method in order to clarify whether the fatigue in MS might be due to possible carnitine-related fatty acid metabolic abnormalit...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Fukazawa T,Sasaki H,Kikuchi S,Hamada T,Tashiro K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In Japan, a new comprehensive forensic mental health service was established and enforced in 2005. However, the shortage of psychiatrists dedicated to this service is a problem. Therefore, we investigated the attitudes of general psychiatrists in Japan toward this field in order to develop measures for dealing with...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Haraguchi T,Fujisaki M,Shiina A,Igarashi Y,Okamura N,Fukami G,Shiraishi T,Nakazato M,Iyo M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old Japanese woman was brought to the emergency department about 6.5 h after taking liquid and later a half tablet purchased on the street. About 4.5 h prior to presentation, she displayed excited and disorganized behavior. On examination, she was not alert or oriented, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13,...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Itokawa M,Iwata K,Takahashi M,Sugihara G,Sasaki T,Abe Y,Uno M,Hobo M,Jitoku D,Inoue K,Arai M,Yasuda I,Shintani M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to offer health education to the general population, taking into account not only their physical health but also their QOL (quality of life), it is necessary to clarify what guidance should be provided in the sight of QOL. In this study, the relationship between QOL and lifestyle was investigated in 615 Japan...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsushita T,Matsushima E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various disease-modifying therapies (DMT) on quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:This was a three-arm parallel study with balanced randomization in which 90 newly diagnosed, definite MS subjects referred to Ghaem Medical Center, Mashhad, Iran wer...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Mokhber N,Azarpazhooh A,Orouji E,Khorram B,Modares Gharavi M,Kakhi S,Khallaghi H,Azarpazhooh MR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In Japan, the government and media have become aware of the issues of early onset dementia (EOD), but policies for EOD have not yet been established and support systems are inadequate. To provide practical data about EOD, a two-step postal survey was performed. METHODS:A questionnaire requesting information on EOD...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ikejima C,Ikeda M,Hashimoto M,Ogawa Y,Tanimukai S,Kashibayashi T,Miyanaga K,Yonemura K,Kakuma T,Murotani K,Asada T

更新日期：2014-03-01 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

abstract：:We describe the test-retest reliability of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire: Revised (PDQ-R), which was developed to assess DSM-III-R personality disorders (PD). Thirty patients, diagnosed clinically with PD, filled out the PDQ-R twice at 1 month intervals after having undergone 8 weeks of treatment leading to...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Uehara T,Sakado K,Sato T

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the hypnotic effects of 10 mg melatonin and placebo, which were administered at 10.00 h, according to a single-blind crossover design, on an 8-h diurnal sleep from 11.00 to 19.00 h, following a full night of sleep. The subjects were six healthy male students, each of whom underwent polysomnogra...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Matsumoto M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Tissue pH and RNA integrity are crucial quality-control indicators of human post-mortem brain tissues in the identification of the pathogeneses of neuropsychiatric disorders, but pH has not been measured as often due to limitations in the amount of tissue available. This study was designed to develop and validate a...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Ono CT,Yu Z,Kikuchi Y,Kunii Y,Hino M,Matsumoto J,Nagaoka A,Ito J,Iwasaki Y,Hagihara H,Miyakawa T,Yoshida M,Saito Y,Niwa SI,Yabe H,Kakita A,Tomita H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic temporal slow waves are considered to be associated with mild cerebrovascular dysfunction. However, electroencephalogram (EEG) changes have not been consistently described by some investigators and correlations inferred on the basis of such data remain inconclusive. In the present study, we examined previousl...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Inui K,Motomura E,Kaige H,Nomura S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore more fully the relationship between neuronal death and neurofibrillary degeneration, unaffected neurons, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (i-NFT) and extracellular NFT (e-NFT) in 22 patients with late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) were morphometrically evaluated in eight subdivisions of the h...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Fukutani Y,Cairns NJ,Shiozawa M,Sasaki K,Sudo S,Isaki K,Lantos PL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) is implicated in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A recent study found a rare non-synonymous OXTR gene variation, rs35062132 (R376G), associated with ASD in a Japanese population. In order to investigate the association between rare non-synonymous OXTR variations ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Egawa J,Watanabe Y,Shibuya M,Endo T,Sugimoto A,Igeta H,Nunokawa A,Inoue E,Someya T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to analyze fractal structures of adult heart rate (HR) variability during a nap. Fractal analysis was carried out in one case over consecutive 10-min time series of HR, which were simultaneously recorded with electroencephalogram. Scaling relationships showed cross-over patterns ...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shono H,Shono M,Takasaki M,Iwasaka T,Sugimori H

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationship between a volitional lifestyle and sleep-life habits in the aged. High volitional group (HVG: n=45, 26 men and 19 women, mean age 73.0 years) and low-volitional group (LVG: n=45, 27 men and 18 women, mean age 72.2 years) were grouped using the scale of self-confidence. It was f...

journal_title：Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences

authors： Shirota A,Tanaka H,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00