Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in JapanAvailable to Purchase
Despite great advances in medical technology, the stresses of illness persist, resulting in a significant prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in hospital and ambulatory medical settings. Consultation-liaison psychiatry is the subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses upon these issues. It has become a link between mental health disciplines and other fields of health care all over the world. This volume documents the vibrant energy and productivity of Japanese consultation-liaison psychiatrists who have developed a new biopsychosocial model for the treatment of patients with a variety of serious diseases. It begins with an overview on the historical background and the present issues in Japan. Further articles deal with psychiatric problems in transplant medicine, psychonephrology, psychooncology and HIV/AIDS. Finally drug-induced psychosis and psychosomatic problems of diabetes patients are discussed. The book will be useful to any physician or mental health care professional who works with the medically ill. It demonstrates the wide range of knowledge and treatment options available to mental health care professionals to intervene when dealing with patients suffering of a serious disease.
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1 - 16: General Concepts of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in JapanByH. Kurosawa;H. KurosawaaDepartment of Psychiatry, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inba, Chiba, andSearch for other works by this author on:T. HosakaT. HosakabDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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17 - 36: Psychooncology in JapanByT. HosakaT. HosakaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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37 - 57: Psychonephrology in JapanByS. HarukiS. HarukiAoba Clinic, Matsue City, Shimane, and Kidney Center, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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58 - 84: Transplant Psychiatry in JapanByI. Fukunishi;I. FukunishiaTokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan;Search for other works by this author on:O.S. SurmanO.S. SurmanbMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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85 - 106: Psychiatric Problems of Patients with HIV/AIDS in JapanByN. Hirabayashi;N. HirabayashiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University andSearch for other works by this author on:I. FukunishiI. FukunishibTokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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107 - 118: Drug-Induced Psychosis in JapanByN. HorikawaN. HorikawaDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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119 - 127: Diabetes mellitus as So-Called Psychosomatic Disease in JapanByM. Akimoto;M. AkimotoTokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:I. FukunishiI. FukunishiTokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
