Differences in the preferred antipsychotics for acute schizophrenia among young psychiatrists in two regions of Japan.

Background: Effective emergency intervention for acute schizophrenia is of great concern to psychiatrists. To investigate whether differences in attitudes toward pharmacotherapy exist in the emergency setting, we surveyed two regions of Japan.

Methods: The subjects were 100 psychiatrists.

Attitudes of early-career psychiatrists in Japan toward child and adolescent psychiatry and their career decision.

The aim of the present study was to carry out a national survey to understand the attitude of early-career psychiatrists toward child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP). The subjects were 348 early-career psychiatrists. A questionnaire was sent to the subjects and returned anonymously.

The practice of child and adolescent psychiatry: a survey of early-career psychiatrists in Japan.

Background: Child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP), a subspecialty of psychiatry in Japan, is facing a serious workforce shortage. To resolve this situation, the Japanese government has organized a task force and has been working to increase psychiatrists' clinical skills to improve care for children and adolescents with mental health problems. Using an online questionnaire system, the authors have conducted a survey to investigate the perceptions, experiences, and interests of early-career psychiatrists in CAP.

Attitude of young psychiatrists toward coercive measures in psychiatry: a case vignette study in Japan.

Background: Every psychiatrist must pay careful attention to avoid violating human rights when initiating coercive treatments such as seclusion and restraint. However, these interventions are indispensable in clinical psychiatry, and they are often used as strategies to treat agitated patients. In this study, we investigated young psychiatrists' attitudes toward psychiatric coercive measures.