Treatment trends and risks of corticosteroid use in adult primary immune thrombocytopenia: a claims database study in Japan.

Recent trends in the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) were investigated using a claims database that included data from 16,161 Japanese patients with ITP collected from April 2014 to August 2022. Of the 4144 adult patients analyzed, 1276 received corticosteroids. The mean and median durations of corticosteroid use were 115.

[Preliminary reports on psychiatric practice in correctional facilities].

In October 2001, Nanashakon, a council composed of seven psychiatry-related organizations in Japan, decided to launch an investigation into forensic psychiatry in Japan, and established a working team (WT) for this purpose. From its establishment to March 2004, the WT performed surveys and analyses of the current situation of preliminary reports by psychiatric experts (preliminary reports) and of psychiatric practice in correctional facilities. Based on the results, the WT has presented proposals including guidelines for preliminary reports.