Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE-J) Scale.

Aim: This study aimed to develop and validate a Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE-J) Scale to measure attitudes towards epilepsy among the general Japanese population.

Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design using an online survey of 537 participants from the general public in Japan, with follow-up surveys at 2 weeks and 3 months. The PATE Scale was translated following standard guidelines and validated by conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the complete data set to assess the original two-factor structure of the PATE Scale.

Validation of the Japanese version of the scales of the attitudes toward people with epilepsy (SAPE-J).

Objective: The aims of this study were to translate the SAPE questionnaire (Scales of the Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy) questionnaire developed in Germany that assesses attitudes toward people with epilepsy (PWE) into Japanese and to examine its reliability and validity.

Methods: We crafted the Japanese version of SAPE (SAPE-J) by drawing upon the original German version. On May 22nd and 23rd, 2023, we surveyed the general public registered with an online research survey service (Cross Marketing Group Inc.

An online survey on differences in knowledge and stigma about epilepsy among the Tokyo metropolitan area and non-urban areas in Japan, a post-hoc study.

Purpose: Extant research elucidating the domains of knowledge and bias on epilepsy has consistently underscored a deficiency in cognizance and an inclination toward bias within non-urban areas. Investigations into geographical disparities concerning epilepsy awareness and prejudice within the Japanese context remain conspicuously absent. To address this lacuna in the literature, we undertook a post-hoc analysis to elucidate the discernible regional differentials in epilepsy awareness and the associated stigma.

One-day psychosocial education program for people with epilepsy: A continuation study of the "Epi-school".

Psychosocial education programs for people with epilepsy (PWE) can improve epilepsy knowledge and quality of life (QOL), whereas the availability of these programs is limited in Japan compared to other developed countries. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a one-day group psychosocial education program named the "one-day Epi-school" for PWE and their relatives. The previous program (Epi-school) required consistent participation in three sessions, resulting in problems with program continuation rates, with 45.

Assessment of self-stigma in epilepsy: Validation of the German version Epilepsy Self-Stigma Scale (ESSS-G).

Objective: Self-stigma is the internalization of unfavorable public perceptions, which people with epilepsy (PWE) frequently experience. PWE with strong self-stigma have low self-esteem and are less likely to engage in treatment behavior. The Epilepsy Self-Stigma Scale (ESSS) has been developed and validated in Japan.

Association between psychotropic prescriptions and the total amount of psychotropics ingested during an intentional overdose: A single-center retrospective study.

Aim: To investigate the association between psychotropic prescriptions and the total amount of psychotropics ingested during a subsequent intentional overdose and to examine factors related to the number of psychotropic prescriptions.

Methods: The initial sample comprised 69 patients who were admitted to the emergency department of a general hospital in Japan following an intentional overdose via psychotropic medications. We performed retrospective hierarchical multiple regression analysis with the total amount of psychotropics ingested at the overdose as a dependent variable and factors related to deliberate self-harm or overdose identified in previous studies as independent variables.

Dynamic planar scintigraphy for the rapid kinetic measurement of myocardial I-MIBG turnover can identify Lewy body disease.

Background: Using two static scans for I-meta-iodobenzyl-guanidine (I-MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy ignores the dynamic response from vesicular trapping in nerve terminals. Moreover, the long pause between scans is impractical for patients with Lewy body diseases (LBDs). Here, we optimized indices that capture norepinephrine kinetics, tested their diagnostic performance, and determined the differences in I-MIBG performance among disease groups.

The self-stigma of patients with epilepsy in Japan: A qualitative approach.

The mental health of patients with epilepsy represents a substantial public health concern in Japan. For instance, the Japanese term for epilepsy, "tenkan", has the negative meaning of "mad" and "a violent temperament that is apt to be infatuated". Although epilepsy is now understood as a disease caused by abnormal neuronal activity in the brain, discrimination and stigma against people with epilepsy remain deeply rooted in Japanese culture.

Disclosure of Amyloid Status for Risk of Alzheimer Disease to Cognitively Normal Research Participants With Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Longitudinal Study.

This study aimed to investigate the long-term impacts of disclosing amyloid status for a risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) to cognitively normal research participants with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), which represents an initial manifestation of AD. Forty-two participants were classified as the amyloid-positive ( = 10) or amyloid-negative ( = 32) groups. We assessed symptoms of anxiety, depression, and test-related distress at 6, 24, and 52 weeks after results disclosure.

[Assessments and Treatments for Neurological Symptoms That Do Not Match Organic Findings].

Many clinicians treat patients with neurological symptoms such as muscle weakness and involuntary movements, that do not correspond to organic findings. The differential diagnosis of patients with medically unexplainable symptoms includes conversion disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder among others. Conversion disorder is a mental disorder with pseudo-neurological symptoms that are not due to an organic abnormality.

[Psychogenic Retrograde and Anterograde Amnesia].

Patients with dissociative retrograde amnesia, under the influence of high stress, lose access to past autobiographical event memories that should have been remembered. Patients with dissociative anterograde amnesia cannot recall extremely emotional experiences. If dissociative anterograde amnesia is experienced repeatedly in daily life, something in daily life becomes a fear stimulus.

Serum polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of psychiatric disorder after acute coronary syndrome: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Around 20% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) develop depression. Furthermore, some observational studies revealed baseline polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may affect the prognosis of depression after ACS. This prospective cohort study examined the association between psychiatric disorder and PUFAs after ACS.

Recall and recognition memory in amnesia: patients with hippocampal, medial temporal, temporal lobe or frontal pathology.

The relationship between recall and recognition memory impairments was examined in memory-disordered patients with either hippocampal, medial temporal, more widespread temporal lobe or frontal pathology. The Hirst [Hirst, W., Johnson, M.

Retrograde amnesia in patients with hippocampal, medial temporal, temporal lobe, or frontal pathology.

There is considerable controversy concerning the theoretical basis of retrograde amnesia (R.A.).

Further evidence for a comparable memory advantage of self-performed tasks in Korsakoff's syndrome and nonamnesic control subjects.

Two experiments were carried out to examine memory in persons with amnesia using self-performed tasks. In Experiment 1, persons with Korsakoff's syndrome and nonamnesic participants with alcoholism learned action phrases not involving real objects by either self-performed tasks or verbal tasks. As indexed by free recall and recognition tests, a memory advantage favoring self-performed tasks was confirmed in both participant groups.

Validation study of the Japanese version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Drinking Scale.

The Obsessive-Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) is a self-rating questionnaire that measures cognitive and behavioral aspects of craving for alcohol. The OCDS consists of two subscales: the obsessive thoughts of drinking subscale (OS) and the compulsive drinking subscale (CS). This study aims to validate the Japanese version of the OCDS.