Publications by authors named "R Sakuta"
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- A multicenter study involving 91 pediatric patients with eating disorders sought to determine the relationship between improvements in body weight, eating attitudes, and psychosocial factors and the reduction of depressive symptoms over a 12-month treatment period.
- Results showed a significant decrease in depressive symptoms, as indicated by the Children's Depression Inventory scores, and an increase in body mass index standard deviation scores, suggesting that weight and attitude improvements were linked to better mental health outcomes.
- The study concluded that therapeutic interventions targeting body weight and eating behaviors led to notable improvements in depressive symptoms among children with eating disorders.
Background: Individual face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy is known to be effective for bulimia nervosa (BN). Since foods vary considerably between regions and cultures in which patients live, cultural adaptation of the treatment program is particularly important in cognitive behavioral therapy for BN. Recently, an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) program was developed for Japanese women with BN, adapted to the Japanese food culture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Alterations in sensory processing, such as vision, taste, and interoceptive sensation, have been reported in adult anorexia nervosa (AN). Whether these symptoms are traits, states, or "scars" due to chronic starvation has not been fully established. Based on the hypothesis that alterations in sensory processing also occur in adolescent AN in the early stages of the disease, the present study was conducted using both self-administered and parent-administered sensory processing questionnaires.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) is the first-line psychotherapeutic treatment for individuals with tic disorders. However, most patients with tic disorders do not have access to CBIT due to different factors including lack of trained therapists, treatment cost, and travel distance. Such barriers are more prominent in non-English speaking countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe World Health Organization recognizes internet gaming disorder (IGD) as a disorder that causes problems in daily life as a result of excessive interest in online games. The causes of IGD have become more apparent in recent years. Because of prolonged exposure to games, the mechanisms controlling the reward system, such as the prefrontal cortex, limbic system, and amygdala of the cerebrum, do not function properly in IGD.
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