Correlation between addictive behaviors and mental health in university students.

Aims: The present study aims to clarify the relationships of addictive behaviors and addiction overlap to stress, acceptance from others and purpose in life.

Methods: A survey was conducted on 691 students at eight universities. The Eating Attitude Test-20 was used to identify students with food addiction or food addictive tendencies.

[Development of a manualized cognitive behavioral therapy program for Japanese drug addicts and a study of the efficacy of the program].

In the West, various psychological programs have been developed to treat drug dependence. Although some programs have been performed as trials in a few facilities in Japan, there are no psychological treatment programs available in many facilities, and their effects on Japanese drug abusers have not been well studied. We developed a manualized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) program for Japanese clients with drug dependence based on a review of the literature.

[How do self-help agencies work for recovery of drug dependence in Japan?].

DARC (Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center) is the first and largest private half-way house agency for drug addiction in Japan, in which the programs are centered on 12 step meetings and the staff is made up of only those recovered from drug dependence. The purpose of this report is to elucidate how DARC works in the recovery from drug dependence. We made two studies: staff in 30 DARC facilities and 108 users in 7 male residential facilities.

[What does unmet needs of self-help group for drug addiction?].

DARC (Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center) is self-help group for drug addiction with NA-based 12step meetings. The unmet needs of them were investigated among 26 facilities of DARC. The half of facilities didn't get any official supports and depending on user fee.

[Study of therapeutic community for drug dependence in San Francisco (I)].

Therapeutic Communities (TC) have played an important role in the recovery from drug dependence around the world since the 1960s. They employ multiple and comprehensive methods which include community meeting, life training, psychoeducation, psychotherapy, medical care, and vocational coordination etc. In Japan, there is not such comprehensive rehabilitation programs for drug dependence.