Table 1 Profiles of patients
No | Age/Sex | Nationality | Length of stay | Marital status | Employment status | Japanese proficiency | SDS | STAI S/T | Physical symptoms | Physical (Psychosomatic) diagnosis | Psycho-logical symptoms | Psychiatric diagnosis | Psycho-social factors | Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23/M | USA | 1m | Single | English teacher | 2 | 35 | - | Cataplectic attack | - | Anxiety | AD w/anxiety | Culture shock | Anxyolytics SSRI |
2 | 23/F | USA | 2m | Single | English teacher | 1 | 57 | - | Epigastralgia Nausea | Functional dyspepsia | Anxiety | AD Mixed type | Culture shock | Anxyolytics |
3 | 66/F | USA | 28y | Divorced | Unemployed | 3 | 48 | 54/56 | Palpitation Dizziness | - | Insomnia Anxiety | Anxiety disorder | Divorce Dismissed from job | Hypnotics |
4 | 28/F | USA | 3y | Married | Unemployed | 2 | 54 | 55/51 | Appetite loss | - | Insomnia Depressive mood | postnatal MDD | Isolation Cultural differences | Antidepressants |
5 | 27/F | USA | 3y | Single | English teacher | 2 | 29 | 47/41 | Eruption Body itching | Urticaria | Anxiety | AD w/anxiety | Job-related stress | Anxyolytics Anti-allergic drug |
6 | 41/M | England | 7y | Married | English teacher (self employed) | 3 | 49 | 35/41 | Palpitation Sweating | - | Anxiety | Panic disorder | Conflict w/spouse job-related stress | Antidepressants (SSRI) |
7 | 58/F | Australia | 30y | Bereaved | English teacher | 3 | 57 | 53/47 | Headache Back pain | Chronic pain syndrome | Anxiety Depressive mood | AD Mixed type | Death of husband | Anxyolytics |
8 | 40/M | Australia | 4y | Married | Unemployed | 2 | 58 | 50/54 | Fatigue Headache | Tension Headache | Insomnia Depressive mood | MDD | Dismissed from job | Antidepressants Anxyolytics |
9 | 38/M | New Zealand | 10y | Single | English teacher | 2 | 42 | 44/53 | Dyspnea Chest pain | Asthma | Depressive mood | Acute stress disorder | Breakup w/partner | Anxyolytics |
10 | 56/F | China | 14y | Married | Unemployed | 2 | - | - | Fatigue Diarrhea | Irritable bowel syndrome | Apathy Depressive mood | MDD | Dismissed from jpb Conflict w/spouse | Hospitalization Antidepressants |
11 | 42/M | China | 10y | Married | Unemployed | 1 | - | - | Fatigue Dizziness | Unstable Hypertension | Insomnia | AD Mixed type | Dismissed from job | Hypnotics Herbal medicine |
12 | 51/M | China | 14y | Married | Unemployed | 2 | 46 | 52/40 | Abdominal pain | Chronic pain syndrome | Anxiety | Anxiety disorder | Language barriers | Anxyolytics |
13 | 36/F | China | 5y | Married | Unemployed | 2 | 47 | 56/48 | Epigastralgia Dizziness | Hepatitis type B Acute exacerbation | Anxiety | Anxiety disorder | Language barriers | Hospitalization |
14 | 39/F | China | 8y | Single | Employee | 2 | 42 | 57/55 | Sweating Tremors | - | Anxiety | Anxiety disorder | Language barriers | Anxyolytics |
15 | 37/F | Taiwan | 19y | Single | Chinese teacher | 4 | 58 | 57/50 | Epigastralgia Appetite loss | Functional dyspepsia | Insomnia | AD Mixed type | Breakup w/ partner | Hospitalization Anxyolytics |
16 | 22/F | Taiwan | 3y | Single | Student | 3 | 47 | 53/51 | Subfever Fatigue | - | Suicidal | MDD | Maladaptation to school life | Rest Counseling |
17 | 38/M | Korea | 12y | Married | Employee | 4 | 48 | 50/52 | Headache Dizziness | Tension Headache | Insomnia Depressive mood | AD Mixed type | Job-related stress | Anxyolytics Antidepressants AT |
18 | 42/M | Korea | 10y | Married | Priest | 4 | 55 | 48/42 | Chronic pain Dizziness | Chronic pain syndrome | Insomnia Depressive mood | MDD | Traffic accident Job-related stress | Antidepressants Hypnotics Counseling |
19 | 40/M | Indonesia | 12y | Divorced | Self-employed | 2 | 44 | 52/50 | Chest pain Palpitation | Chronic pain syndrome | Anxiety | AD w/anxiety | Job-related stress | Anxyolytics AT |
20 | 37/M | Mongolia | 7y | Married | Unemployed | 3 | 28 | 25/29 | Facial eruptions | <Lung cancer> | Anxiety | AD Unspecified | <Lung cancer> | Anxyolytics |