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Alexithymia 3.0: reimagining alexithymia from a medical perspective

Although alexithymia research has greatly expanded in recent decades, our ability to treat it clinically remains limited. This article provides a new perspective on why that may be true and offers a fresh appr...

Authors: Richard D. Lane

Affective agnosia: a core affective processing deficit in the alexithymia spectrum

Affective agnosia, an impairment in knowing how one feels emotionally, has been described as an extreme deficit in the experience and expression of emotion that may confer heightened risk for adverse medical o...

Authors: Richard D. Lane, Mark Solms, Karen L. Weihs, Alex Hishaw and Ryan Smith

Development of a new Japanese version of the Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire

The Clinical Impairment Assessment questionnaire (CIA) is used to measure the severity of psychosocial impairment in patients with eating disorders. The purpose of the present study was to develop a new Japane...

Authors: Takeshi Horie, Maiko Hiraide, Shu Takakura, Tomokazu Hata, Nobuyuki Sudo and Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi

Correction to: Very long chain fatty acids are an important marker of nutritional status in patients with anorexia nervosa: a case control study

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Miki Shimizu, Keisuke Kawai, Makoto Yamashita, Masayasu Shoji, Shu Takakura, Tomokazu Hata, Megumi Nakashima, Keita Tatsushima, Kazunari Tanaka and Nobuyuki Sudo

The association of depression, loneliness and internet addiction levels in patients with acne vulgaris

Acne vulgaris is a very common skin disorder that has negative effects on the mood, self image and social relations of the patients. We want to evaluate the effects of acne vulgaris and its severity on depress...

Authors: Coşkun Öztekin and Aynure Öztekin

Reliability and validity of the Japanese translation of the Eating Disorders Quality of Life (ED-QOL) scale for Japanese healthy female university undergraduate students and patients with eating disorders

The Eating Disorder Quality of Life (ED-QOL) scale is a 25-item self-report measure that assesses health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of eating-disorder patients. Although the ED-QOL is one of the most wide...

Authors: Ryo Yoneda, Makoto Otani, Maiko Hiraide, Takeshi Horie, Tomoyo Mitsui, Toshiyuki Yoshida, Gen Komaki and Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi

The accuracy of delirium assessment by cardiologists treating heart failure inpatients: a single center retrospective survey

Patients with heart failure (HF) accompanied by delirium are at risk of rehospitalization and death, thus early detection and appropriate treatment is imperative. Palliative care for patients with HF is an imp...

Authors: Anna Hayashi, Sayaka Kobayashi, Kentaro Matsui, Rie Akaho and Katsuji Nishimura

Very long chain fatty acids are an important marker of nutritional status in patients with anorexia nervosa: a case control study

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a disease resulting in extreme weight loss. It is caused by multiple factors, including psychosocial, environmental, and genetic factors. A genetic abnormality affecting lipid metaboli...

Authors: Miki Shimizu, Keisuke Kawai, Makoto Yamashita, Masayasu Shoji, Shu Takakura, Tomokazu Hata, Megumi Nakashima, Keita Tatsushima, Kazunari Tanaka and Nobuyuki Sudo

Effect of relaxation therapy on benzodiazepine use in patients with medically unexplained symptoms

The change in the benzodiazepine (BZD) use of patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) following the application of relaxation therapy were examined.

Authors: Kazuaki Hashimoto, Takeaki Takeuchi, Akiko Koyama, Miki Hiiragi, Shunsuke Suka and Masahiro Hashizume

Physical activity and disability in patients with noncardiac chest pain: a longitudinal cohort study

Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is one of the leading reasons for emergency department visits and significantly limits patients’ daily functioning. The protective effect of physical activity has been established ...

Authors: Joanne Castonguay, Stéphane Turcotte, Richard P Fleet, Patrick M Archambault, Clermont E Dionne, Isabelle Denis and Guillaume Foldes-Busque

The effects of usual Care in Psychosocial Intervention Trials of patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review

Many intervention studies of coronary artery disease (CAD) have found health benefits for patients in the “treatment as usual” (TAU) group like in the specific psychotherapy group. In this pilot study, we want...

Authors: Hans-Christian Deter and Kristina Orth-Gomér

Associations between the depressive symptoms, subjective cognitive function, and presenteeism of Japanese adult workers: a cross-sectional survey study

Presenteeism has attracted much attention in the research into mental health. However, how cognitive complaints and depressive symptoms affect presenteeism remains unknown. Therefore, this study examined the c...

Authors: Kuniyoshi Toyoshima, Takeshi Inoue, Akiyoshi Shimura, Jiro Masuya, Masahiko Ichiki, Yota Fujimura and Ichiro Kusumi

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in hemodialysis patients with MERS-CoV exposure

Post-traumatic stress symptoms can occur in patients with medical illness. During the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea in 2015, some dialysis patients in three centers who were i...

Authors: A Jin Cho, Hong-Seock Lee, Young-Ki Lee, Hee Jung Jeon, Hayne Cho Park, Da-Wun Jeong, Yang-Gyun Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Chang-Hee Lee, Kyung Don Yoo and Ae Kyeong Wong

Iron deficiency anemia, stunted growth, and developmental delay due to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder by restricted eating in autism spectrum disorder

Authors: Yoshitoki Yanagimoto, Yuko Ishizaki and Kazunari Kaneko

Effects of interoceptive training on decision making, anxiety, and somatic symptoms

Interoception is the perception of afferent information that arises from any point within the body. Individual differences in interoception have been associated with affective processing and decision-making pr...

Authors: Ayako Sugawara, Yuri Terasawa, Ruri Katsunuma and Atsushi Sekiguchi

Pilot study of a basic individualized cognitive behavioral therapy program for chronic pain in Japan

Chronic pain is a major health problem, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is its recommended treatment; however, efforts to develop CBT programs for chronic pain and assess their feasibility are remarkabl...

Authors: Hiroki Hosogoshi, Kazunori Iwasa, Takaki Fukumori, Yuriko Takagishi, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Tomonori Adachi, Yuki Oe, Yukino Tairako, Yumiko Takao, Hiroyuki Nishie, Ayako Kanie, Masaki Kitahara, Kiyoka Enomoto, Hirono Ishii, Issei Shinmei, Masaru Horikoshi…

Personalized cognitive-behavioural therapy for obesity (CBT-OB): theory, strategies and procedures

Personalized cognitive-behavioural therapy for obesity (CBT-OB) is a new treatment that combines the traditional procedures of standard behavioural therapy for obesity (i.e., self-monitoring, goal setting, sti...

Authors: Riccardo Dalle Grave, Massimiliano Sartirana and Simona Calugi

“Phantom akathisia” in an amputated leg of a sarcoma patient: a case report

Akathisia is a rather common extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotic drugs and antidepressants, often resulting in severe discomfort for patients. However, due to the diversity of symptoms, it is often ove...

Authors: Mayumi Ishida, Jungo Imanishi, Yasuo Yazawa, Yu Sunakawa, Tomoaki Torigoe and Hideki Onishi

Effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for bulimia nervosa in Japan: a randomized controlled trial protocol

The effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions for eating disorders (EDs) is widely studied in Europe, North America, and Australia/New Zealand. However, few controlled studies and no randomized controll...

Authors: Chisato Ohara, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Shu Takakura, Yuka Endo, Naho Tamura, Hiroe Kikuchi, Kazushi Maruo, Norio Sugawara, Kenji Hatano, Hitomi Kawanishi, Misako Funaba, Ayako Sugawara, Nobuhiro Nohara, Keisuke Kawai, Shin Fukudo, Nobuyuki Sudo…

The relation between mindfulness and the fatigue of women with breast cancer: path analysis

Although fatigue is a common and distressing symptom in cancer survivors, the mechanism of fatigue is not fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relation between the fatigue and mindfu...

Authors: Kaori Ikeuchi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Yasunori Nakamura, Tomoko Izawa, Nobuhiko Shinkura and Kazuko Nin

Physical and psychological aspects of anorexia nervosa based on duration of illness: a cross-sectional study

We evaluated physical and psychological features of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) who differed by duration of illness.

Authors: Shu Takakura, Chie Suzuyama Aso, Kenta Toda, Tomokazu Hata, Makoto Yamashita and Nobuyuki Sudo

Improvement in oral health related quality of life among the elderly: a randomized controlled trial

The present study was conducted to determine the impact of educational intervention based on adult learning theory on oral health related quality of life of the elderly.

Authors: Elham Shokouhi, Hashem Mohamadian, Fatemeh Babadi, Bahman Cheraghian and Marzieh Araban

Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an explorative pilot study

Yoga is a representative mind-body therapy. Our previous studies have demonstrated that isometric yoga (i.e. yoga programs that we developed so individuals can practice yoga poses with a self-adjustable isomet...

Authors: Shu Takakura, Takakazu Oka and Nobuyuki Sudo

Hemodynamic response to familiar faces in children with ADHD

School-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulties in interpersonal relationships, in addition to impaired facial expression perception and recognition. For successful s...

Authors: Keiichi Shimamura, Takeshi Inoue, Hiroko Ichikawa, Emi Nakato, Yuiko Sakuta, So Kanazawa, Masami K. Yamaguchi, Ryusuke Kakigi and Ryoichi Sakuta

The relationship between dietary inflammatory index and psychosomatic complaints profiles: results from SEPAHAN cross-sectional study

Although the dietary inflammatory index (DII) has been evaluated in relation to psychological disorders risk, the association between DII and psychosomatic complaints is unclear. This study aimed to determine ...

Authors: Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Awat Feizi, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Christine Feinle-Bisset, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Hamidreza Roohafza, Hamid Afshar and Peyman Adibi

The longitudinal effects of seated isometric yoga on blood biomarkers, autonomic functions, and psychological parameters of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study

In a previous randomized controlled trial, we found that practicing seated isometric yoga regularly for 2 months improved the fatigue of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who are resistant to conven...

Authors: Takakazu Oka, Tokusei Tanahashi, Battuvshin Lkhagvasuren and Yu Yamada

A potential relation between premenstrual symptoms and subjective perception of health and stress among college students: a cross-sectional study

A majority of women from all cultures and socioeconomic levels experience myriad symptoms known as premenstrual syndrome during the days prior to menstruation. The present study investigated commonly reported ...

Authors: Tamaki Matsumoto, Miho Egawa, Tetsuya Kimura and Tatsuya Hayashi

Weight loss in conservative treatment of obesity in women is associated with physical activity and circadian phenotype: a longitudinal observational study

The study investigates the association between circadian phenotype (CP), its stability (interdaily stability - IS) and physical activity (PA) in a weight loss (WL) programme.

Authors: Eva Fárková, Jakub Schneider, Michal Šmotek, Eduard Bakštein, Jitka Herlesová, Jana Kopřivová, Petra Šrámková, Dita Pichlerová and Martin Fried

Effects of reflexology on premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a set of somatic and psychological symptoms that occur cyclically in the luteal phase of a menstrual cycle. There is no report of final result of reflexology on PMS. There...

Authors: Marzieh Hasanpour, Mohammad Mehdi Mohammadi and Habib Shareinia

Controlling the laxative abuse of anorexia nervosa patients with the Serigaya Methamphetamine Relapse Prevention Program workbook: a case report

There is no consensus on effective treatment for laxative abuse in patients with eating disorders. Here, we report the case of a patient with laxative abuse who showed some improvement through an intervention ...

Authors: Kuniyoshi Toyoshima and Ichiro Kusumi

The effectiveness of intervention with board games: a systematic review

To examine the effectiveness of board games and programs that use board games, the present study conducted a systematic review using the PsycINFO and PubMed databases with the keywords “board game” AND “trial;...

Authors: Shota Noda, Kentaro Shirotsuki and Mutsuhiro Nakao

Validation of a childhood eating disorder outcome scale

We developed and validated a childhood eating disorder outcome scale based on outcomes associated with body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS). This prospective observational study included 131 chil...

Authors: Shinichiro Nagamitsu, Yoshimitsu Fukai, So Uchida, Michiko Matsuoka, Toshiyuki Iguchi, Ayumi Okada, Ryoichi Sakuta, Takeshi Inoue, Ryoko Otani, Shinji Kitayama, Kenshi Koyanagi, Yuichi Suzuki, Yuki Suzuki, Yoshino Sumi, Shizuo Takamiya, Chikako Fujii…

Preceding psychological factors and calorie intake in patients with type 2 diabetes: investigation by ecological momentary assessment

Psychological factors have been reported to have influence on the eating habits of patients with diabetes. However, previous studies have used questionnaires to investigate the association, and thus include re...

Authors: Shuji Inada, Yoko Iizuka, Ken Ohashi, Hiroe Kikuchi, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Takashi Kadowaki and Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi

Potential benefits of integrating ecological momentary assessment data into mHealth care systems

The advancement of wearable/ambulatory technologies has brought a huge change to data collection frameworks in recent decades. Mobile health (mHealth) care platforms, which utilize ambulatory devices to collec...

Authors: Jinhyuk Kim, David Marcusson-Clavertz, Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi and Joshua M. Smyth

Iron deficiency anemia induced by magnesium overuse: a case report

Although in vitro studies show that iron absorption can be inhibited by magnesium laxatives such as magnesium oxide, taking oral iron supplements with magnesium laxatives is not considered a clinical problem.

Authors: Hiroshi Sugimoto and Ui Yamada

Developing a Japanese version of the Injustice Experience Questionnaire-chronic and the contribution of perceived injustice to severity of menstrual pain: a web-based cross-sectional study

Menstrual pain causes low quality of life among women of reproductive age, and often interferes with daily activities. Perceived injustice is a cognition linked to adverse symptoms. The aims of this study were...

Authors: Keiko Yamada, Tomonori Adachi, Yasuhiko Kubota, Takashi Takeda and Masako Iseki

Correction to: Subjective well-being and problem-solving skills for alleviating the stress of elderly men attending a randomized controlled trial of shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy

In the original publication of this article [1], a system ID “BPSM-D-19-00022R2” is mistakenly included in the article’s title. The correct article tile should be “Subjective well-being and problem-solving ski...

Authors: Mutsuhiro Nakao, Hirokazu Furukawa, Chiho Kitashima and Shota Noda

Could emotional eating act as a mediator between sleep quality and food intake in female students?

Poor sleep quality is associated with overeating and unhealthy eating. The aim of this study was to investigate if emotional eating could act as a mediator between poor sleep quality and energy/macronutrients ...

Authors: Sevda Saleh-Ghadimi, Parvin Dehghan, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi and Hamed Jafari-Vayghan

Cognitive behavioral therapy with interoceptive exposure and complementary video materials for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial in Japan

There is growing evidence of the treatment efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). CBT is recommended by several practice guidelines for patients with IBS if lifestyl...

Authors: Hitomi Kawanishi, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Misako Funaba, Yasushi Fujii, Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi, Hiroe Kikuchi, Keisuke Kawai, Kazushi Maruo, Norio Sugawara, Kenji Hatano, Tomotaka Shoji, Tadahiro Yamazaki, Kenta Toda, Masafumi Murakami, Masayasu Shoji, Chisato Ohara…

Relevance of hoarding behavior and the traits of developmental disorders among university students: a self-reported assessment study

Previous studies have shown that hoarding behavior usually starts at a subclinical level in early adolescence and gradually worsens; however, a limited number of studies have examined the prevalence of hoardin...

Authors: Kosuke Kajitani, Rikako Tsuchimoto, Jun Nagano and Tomohiro Nakao

General health of students of medical sciences and its relation to sleep quality, cell phone overuse, social networks and internet addiction

In recent years, the phenomena of access to the cell phone and addiction to the Internet have been developed among students due to their many applications and attractiveness. Therefore, the present study was c...

Authors: Rasool Kawyannejad, Maryam Mirzaei, Ali Valinejadi, Behzad Hemmatpour, Hasan Ali Karimpour, Javad AminiSaman, Ebrahim Ezzati, Siavash Vaziri, Mojgan Safaeepour and Saeed Mohammadi

Subjective well-being and problem-solving skills for alleviating the stress of elderly men attending a randomized controlled trial of shogi-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy

Shogi is a popular board game in Japan, and shogi-assisted cognitive–behavioral therapy (S-CBT) has been applied in Kakogawa City, a Japanese municipality. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects ...

Authors: Mutsuhiro Nakao, Hirokazu Furukawa, Chiho Kitashima and Shota Noda

Specific foods can reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and functional constipation: a review

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are groups of disorders involving digestive symptoms that chronically persist despite the absence of organic abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract. Represent...

Authors: Yohei Okawa, Shin Fukudo and Hiromi Sanada

Behavioral activation therapy for depression and anxiety in cancer patients: a case series study

Behavioral activation therapy (BAT) directly addresses activities that individuals value most highly, and may be easily applicable to cancer patients. However, there is no established evidence of the use of BA...

Authors: Takatoshi Hirayama, Yuko Ogawa, Yuko Yanai, Shin-ichi Suzuki and Ken Shimizu

Attitude of pregnant women towards Normal delivery and factors driving use of caesarian section in Iran (2016)

Normal delivery is a natural and physiological process with numerous benefits for mother and baby. Giving birth by Caesarean Section (CS) should be limited to the cases in which normal delivery is not possible...

Authors: Soraya Siabani, Khadijeh Jamshidi and Mohammad Mehdi Mohammadi

Investigating the effect of group counseling on family stress and anxiety of primiparous mothers during delivery

Family is considered as the first source of care and support for the mother. Family stress and anxiety can be transmitted to the pregnant mother and have negative effects on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, ...

Authors: Fariba Alaem, Amir Jalali, Afshin Almasi, Alireza abdi and Mozhgan khalili

Psychosocial factors related with caregiver burden among families of children with chronic conditions

The impact of looking after children who live with complex chronic conditions is a growing public health issue. However, it is unclear whether sociodemographic and psychosocial variables can be used to predict...

Authors: Filiberto Toledano-Toledano and Miriam Teresa Domínguez-Guedea

Special series on “effects of board games on health education and promotion” board games as a promising tool for health promotion: a review of recent literature

Board games are played by moving game pieces in particular ways on special boards marked with patterns. To clarify the possible roles of board game use in psychosomatic medicine, the present review evaluated s...

Authors: Mutsuhiro Nakao

Changes in depression and anxiety through mindfulness group therapy in Japan: the role of mindfulness and self-compassion as possible mediators

Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly being implemented worldwide for problems with depression and anxiety, and they have shown evidence of efficacy. However, few studies have examined the effects o...

Authors: Toru Takahashi, Fukiko Sugiyama, Tomoki Kikai, Issaku Kawashima, Siqing Guan, Mana Oguchi, Taro Uchida and Hiroaki Kumano

Bio-psychosocial factors of children and adolescents with internet gaming disorder: a systematic review

Previous large-scale studies suggest that internet gaming disorder (IGD) among children and adolescents has become an important public concern. Minors are known to be particularly susceptible to problematic in...

Authors: Nagisa Sugaya, Tomohiro Shirasaka, Kenzo Takahashi and Hideyuki Kanda