Publications by authors named "S Nishiura"
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- Family-based treatment (FBT) is an effective method for treating anorexia nervosa (AN) in children and adolescents, but its application in Japan is limited due to specific guidelines and family involvement requirements.
- A 14-year-old girl with AN was hospitalized for malnutrition and dehydration, where she began modified FBT and continued it as an outpatient, achieving remission after a year.
- This case suggests that starting FBT during hospitalization can be beneficial for severe AN cases, highlighting the need for cultural adaptations of FBT to improve its accessibility.
Rationale: Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a urea cycle disorder, is a rare congenital metabolic error that leads to hyperammonemia. Psychiatric symptoms of hyperammonemia are nonspecific and can cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-like symptoms and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like symptoms. Some studies report that OTC deficiency is often initially diagnosed as ASD or ADHD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Internet addiction (IA) has become a global problem and is one of the most common reasons for children to be referred for intervention because IA results in social and educational dysfunction and conflict with parents. IA is associated with various comorbid psychiatric disorders, with notable association between IA and family factors. However, little is known about parental psychopathology.
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