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Analysis of the trends of polypharmacy and high‐dose prescriptions in Japan by Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Introduction After extensive research, this study explored whether high‐dose prescriptions and polypharmacy remain more frequent in Japan than elsewhere. If…”
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What i have Learned from French Psychiatry by Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Background: I studied psychiatry in France from 1971 to 1974 as a French government-scholarship student. I became familiar with a history of French psychiatry,…”
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Forced social isolation due to COVID‐19 and consequent mental health problems: Lessons from hikikomori by Kato, Takahiro A., Sartorius, Norman, Shinfuku, Naotaka

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Internet society, internet addiction, and pathological social withdrawal: the chicken and egg dilemma for internet addiction and hikikomori by Kato, Takahiro A., Shinfuku, Naotaka, Tateno, Masaru

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWInternet society has made our daily life more convenient, while its negative consequences especially internet, smartphone, and gaming…”
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Shifting the paradigm of social withdrawal: a new era of coexisting pathological and non-pathological hikikomori by Kato, Takahiro A, Sartorius, Norman, Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Social withdrawal syndrome, known as "hikikomori," has been highlighted since the late 1990 s in Japan. Hikikomori is more common in urban areas, and often…”
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A History of Mental Health Care in Japan: International Perspectives by Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Background: Japan has continuously received influences from foreign countries to improve care for patients suffering from mental diseases throughout its…”
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Blood biomarkers of Hikikomori, a severe social withdrawal syndrome by Hayakawa, Kohei, Kato, Takahiro A., Watabe, Motoki, Teo, Alan R., Horikawa, Hideki, Kuwano, Nobuki, Shimokawa, Norihiro, Sato-Kasai, Mina, Kubo, Hiroaki, Ohgidani, Masahiro, Sagata, Noriaki, Toda, Hiroyuki, Tateno, Masaru, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Kishimoto, Junji, Kanba, Shigenobu

“…Hikikomori , a severe form of social withdrawal syndrome, is a growing social issue in Japan and internationally. The pathophysiology of hikikomori has not yet…”
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Does the ‘hikikomori’ syndrome of social withdrawal exist outside Japan? A preliminary international investigation by Kato, Takahiro A., Tateno, Masaru, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Fujisawa, Daisuke, Teo, Alan R., Sartorius, Norman, Akiyama, Tsuyoshi, Ishida, Tetsuya, Choi, Tae Young, Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh, Matsumoto, Ryohei, Umene-Nakano, Wakako, Fujimura, Yota, Wand, Anne, Chang, Jane Pei-Chen, Chang, Rita Yuan-Feng, Shadloo, Behrang, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, Lerthattasilp, Tiraya, Kanba, Shigenobu

“…Purpose To explore whether the ‘ hikikomori ’ syndrome (social withdrawal) described in Japan exists in other countries, and if so, how patients with the…”
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Risk factors of hikikomori among office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective online survey by Kubo, Hiroaki, Katsuki, Ryoko, Horie, Kazumasa, Yamakawa, Itsuki, Tateno, Masaru, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Sartorius, Norman, Sakamoto, Shinji, Kato, Takahiro A.

“…The global pandemic of COVID-19 has forced people to restrict their outings. In Japan, self-restraint behavior (SRB) has been requested by the government, and…”
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Polypharmacy and psychotropic drug loading in patients with schizophrenia in Asian countries: Fourth survey of Research on Asian Prescription Patterns on antipsychotics by Yang, Shu‐Yu, Chen, Lian‐Yu, Najoan, Eunice, Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham, Viboonma, Kittisak, Jamaluddin, Ruzita, Javed, Afzal, Hoa, Duong Thi Quynh, Iida, Hitoshi, Sim, Kang, Swe, Thiha, He, Yan‐Ling, Park, Yongchon, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, De Alwis, Angelo, Chiu, Helen Fung‐Kum, Sartorius, Norman, Tan, Chay‐Hoon, Chong, Mian‐Yoon, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Lin, Shih‐Ku

“…Aim The aim of the present study was to survey the prevalence of antipsychotic polypharmacy and combined medication use across 15 Asian countries and areas in…”
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Trends of Polypharmacy and Prescription Patterns of Antidepressants in Asia by Huang, Cho-Yin, Yang, Shu-Yu, Mojtabai, Ramin, Lin, Shu-Ku, He, Yan-Ling, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Ungvari, Gabor, Tan, Chay-Hoon, Xiang, Yu-Tao, Sartorius, Norman, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Chen, Lian-Yu

“…Little is known regarding the trend of polypharmacy in Asia. We used data from 5 Asian countries to examine the patterns of antidepressant (AD) prescription…”
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Network analysis of the depressive symptom profiles in Asian patients with depressive disorders: Findings from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antidepressants (REAP‐AD) by Park, Seon‐Cheol, Jang, Eun Young, Xiang, Yu‐Tao, Kanba, Shigenobu, Kato, Takahiro A., Chong, Mian‐Yoon, Lin, Shih‐Ku, Yang, Shu‐Yu, Avasthi, Ajit, Grover, Sandeep, Kallivayalil, Roy A., Udomratn, Pichet, Chee, Kok Yoon, Tanra, Andi J., Tan, Chay‐Hoon, Sim, Kang, Sartorius, Norman, Park, Yong Chon, Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Aim We aimed to estimate the network structures of depressive symptoms using network analysis and evaluated the geographic regional differences in theses…”
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Association between Self-Restraint Behavior, Stigma and Depressive Tendency in Office Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan—Self-Restraint Behavior and Depression during the COVID-19 by Katsuki, Ryoko, Kubo, Hiroaki, Yamakawa, Itsuki, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Sartorius, Norman, Sakamoto, Shinji, Kato, Takahiro A.

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to change their lifestyles, especially with respect to restrictions on going out. Forced quarantine (i.e.,…”
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How Japan can help improve psychiatry and mental health services in Asia by Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…The number of members (about 16,000) of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) is second only to that (about 38,000) of the American…”
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Prescription of antipsychotic and concomitant medications for adult Asian schizophrenia patients: Findings of the 2016 Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns (REAP) survey by Dong, Min, Zeng, Liang-Nan, Zhang, Qinge, Yang, Shu-Yu, Chen, Lian-Yu, Najoan, Eunice, Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham, Viboonma, Kittisak, Jamaluddin, Ruzita, Javed, Afzal, Hoa, Duong Thi Quynh, Iida, Hitoshi, Sim, Kang, Swe, Thiha, He, Yan-Ling, Park, Yongchon, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, De Alwis, Angelo, Chiu, Helen F.K., Sartorius, Norman, Tan, Chay-Hoon, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Lin, Shih-Ku, Avasthi, Ajit, Grover, Sandeep, Ng, Chee H., Ungvari, Gabor S., Xiang, Yu-Tao

“…•Psychotropic prescription patterns in Asian adult patients with schizophrenia varied across countries/regions.•31.3% and 80.8% received first- and second-…”
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Nutritional knowledge, food habits and health attitude of Chinese university students--a cross sectional study by Sakamaki, Ruka, Toyama, Kenji, Amamoto, Rie, Liu, Chuan-Jun, Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…We have previously shown that irregular lifestyle of young Japanese female students are significantly related to their desire to be thinner. In the present…”
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Pharmacotherapy for schizophrenic inpatients in East Asia - Changes and challenges by Shinfuku, Naotaka, Tan, Chay-Hoon

“…Objectives: (1) to review characteristics of prescription patterns of antipsychotic medication in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, (2) to…”
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Prescription Patterns for Bipolar Disorder in Asian Countries: Findings from Research on Asian Prescription Pattern-Bipolar Disorder by Lin, Shih-Ku, Yang, Shu-Yu, Park, Seon-Cheol, Jang, Ok-Jin, Zhu, Xiaomin, Xiang, Yu-Tao, Ouyang, Wen-Chen, Javed, Afzal, Khan, M Nasar Sayeed, Grover, Sandeep, Avasthi, Ajit, Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham, Chee, Kok Yoon, Chemi, Norliza, Kato, Takahiro A, Hayakawa, Kohei, Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira, Maramis, Margarita, Seneviratne, Lakmi, Kang, Sim, Tang, Wai Kwong, Oo, Tin, Sartorius, Norman, Tan, Chay-Hoon, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Park, Yong Chon, Shinfuku, Naotaka

“…Pharmacotherapy including mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are frequently used in bipolar disorder (BD); however, the lack of consensus regarding the…”
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QT interval prolongation noted in one percent of 2553 Asian patients with schizophrenia: Findings from the REAP‐AP survey by Park, Seon‐Cheol, Lee, Bong Ju, Park, Jae Hong, Kawasaki, Hiroaki, Avasthi, Ajit, Grover, Sandeep, Tanra, Andi J., Lin, Shih‐Ku, Javed, Afzal, Tan, Chay Hoon, Sartorius, Norman, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Park, Yong Chon

“…Although the association between antipsychotic use and corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation has been repeatedly confirmed, the relationship has been rarely…”
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Differences in High Dose Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Patients with Schizophrenia in Asian Countries/Areas: Findings from the REAP-AP Study by Park, Yong Chon, Yang, Shu-Yu, Chong, Mian-Yoon, Kanba, Shigenobu, Sartorius, Norman, Shinfuku, Naotaka, Tan, Chay-Hoon, Park, Seon-Cheol

“…The REAP-AP study recruited 3,746 patients with schizophrenia, in March and April 2016, from 71 centers in 15 Asian countries/territories namely Bangladesh,…”
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