Takao, Toshihiro Sumi, Naoki Yamanaka, Yoshiyuki Fujimoto, Sohachi Kamada, Tomoari
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine
BackgroundPsychological well-being has been associated with reduced mortality rates in both healthy and diseased populations. However, there is considerably less evidence on the effect of lifestyle behaviours on positive health outcomes such as well-being. This study examines the association between lifestyle behaviours and optimal well-being.Metho...
Suga, Takayuki Takenoshita, Miho Tu, Trang T. H. Sugawara, Takashi Kirimura, Susumu Toyofuku, Akira
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BackgroundAn oral burning sensation with unidentified cause in patients with preexisting psychosocial conditions is usually diagnosed as burning mouth syndrome. However, unexpected organic lesions may be detected in rare cases.Case presentationA 35-year-old woman had chief complaints of a burning sensation and numbness of the right side of the lip ...
Ikeda, Yumie Egawa, Miho Okamoto, Kazuya Mandai, Masaki Takahashi, Yoshimitsu Nakayama, Takeo
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PurposeTo assess the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP, 24 items) for evaluating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and to develop a short form version of the J-DRSP.MethodsUsing the “DRSP-JAPAN” smartphone app, we collected daily J-DRSP records from cycle day − 6 (CD − 6) to ...
Inada, Shuji Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro Park, Sungjin Aoyagi, Yukitoshi
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BackgroundJapan, like many developed countries, now faces fiscal problems from the escalating health-care expenditures associated with an aging population. Mental health problems such as depression contribute as much to these growing demands as physical disease, and measures to prevent depression are important to controlling costs. There are few lo...
Naef, Rahel von Felten, Stefanie Ernst, Jutta
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Background Adverse responses to critical illness, such as symptoms of depression, anxiety or posttraumatic stress, are relatively common among family members. The role of risk factors, however, remains insufficiently understood, but may be important to target those family members most in need for support. We therefore examined the association of pa...
Khalilian, Alireza Ahmadimoghaddam, Davoud Saki, Shiva Mohammadi, Younes Mehrpooya, Maryam
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BackgroundAmple evidence indicates the efficacy of serotonin type 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists in the treatment of patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). Mirtazapine is an atypical antidepressant with a well-known 5-HT3 receptor antagonist property. This study, therefore, was undertaken to investigate whether compare...
Ishizaki, Yuko Higuchi, Takahiro Yanagimoto, Yoshitoki Kobayashi, Hodaka Noritake, Atsushi Nakamura, Kae Kaneko, Kazunari
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BackgroundChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience difficulty adapting to daily life in a preschool or school settings and are likely to develop psychosomatic symptoms. For a better understanding of the difficulties experienced daily by preschool children and adolescents with ASD, this study investigated differences in eye gaze b...
Mostafavi, Firoozeh Alavijeh, Fereshteh Zamani Salahshouri, Arash Mahaki, Behzad
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BackgroundThe adherence of diabetic patients to their medication regimen is associated with many psychosocial factors that are still unknown. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the psychosocial barriers to medication adherence of patients with type2 diabetes (T2D).MethodologyThis descriptive qualitative study was done in Isfahan, Iran by...
Nakao, Mutsuhiro Komaki, Gen Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro Deter, Hans-Christian Fukudo, Shin
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Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto Luna, David
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BackgroundA family caregiver is defined as a person who has a significant emotional bond with the patient; this caregiver is a family member who is a part of the patient’s family life cycle; offers emotional-expressive, instrumental, and tangible support; and provides assistance and comprehensive care during the chronic illness, acute illness, or d...
