As globalization unfolds, the number of foreign students studying in Japan is increasing. Foreign students are said to be the highest risk group among other groups of people who are trying to settle into a different cultural setting. They are prone to experiencing maladjustment due to the multiple challenges they have to face. That includes having to grow as an adolescent, cope with the pressures of study, adapt to the new culture, as well as represent their native culture. However, there are few studies conducted in Japan on this issue. This project presents the outcome of a study which examined the relationship between social support, self-efficacy, capacity for cultural adaptation and mental health of foreign students living in Japan.
In the social background of Internet society, death from overwork and reform of work way and super aged society, insomnia is important issue directly related to people’s health and quality of life. It has become clear that hypnotic drugsare associated with risk, dependence and tolerance when used for elderly people and those with physical disorders. In recent years, interventions that do not rely on drugs Methods are drawing attention. In this project, by summarizing the effect of non-pharmacological intervention on insomnia, we clarify and present the effective methods and future issues of intervention on insomnia.
Delirium causes severe physical illness, accident risk, increased patient anxiety and long-term hospitalization. So we reviewed the literature to clarify the actual condition of delirium care. As a result, we found five problems with the current care.
1.Low active delirium is overlooked.
2.Delirium and dementia are not distinguished.
3.The evaluation scale of delirium is not utilized.
4.The delirium care team is only in a large hospital.
5.Nurses are caught in a dilemma for drug use and physical restraint.
Based on the results, we considered the role of liaison psychiatric nurses on delirium care.
Delirium causes severe physical illness, accident risk, increased patient anxiety and long-term hospitalization. So we reviewed the literature to clarify the actual condition of delirium care. As a result, we found five problems with the current care. 1.Low active delirium is overlooked. 2.Delirium and dementia are not distinguished. 3.The evaluation scale of delirium is not utilized. 4.The delirium care team is only in a large hospital. 5.Nurses are caught in a dilemma for drug use and physical restraint. Based on the results, we considered the role of liaison psychiatric nurses on delirium care.
Pregnant women with mental illness have various difficulties from pregnancy, postpartum to child rearing. We reviewed the literature to clarify the possible problems and the current support. As a result, we found the following issues; it is difficult for them to have regular prenatal care during pregnancy, obstetric doctors and nurses experience difficulty responding to pregnant women who are mentally unstable , pregnant women are suffering from risk of malformation and abnormal birth caused by use of antipsychotic drugs, they have risks of deterioration of mental symptoms due to weight loss, and we have major problems related to families and social support relating to postpartum child rearing. We reviewed and discussed the current support carried out for these issues .
The job retention rate of people with psychiatric disorder is extremely low. I reviewed the literature to consider how to support employment of people with psychiatric disorder by clarifying promoting and inhibitory factors in their process of employment. As a result, I foundthat, promoting factors include personal confidence, goals, social support , work environment, changes in feelings due to working, and revelation about illness. Inhibitory factors include handicaps in daily life due to illness, side effects of drugs, viewof the public and the workplace, prejudice, and realistic limitation. The existence of families and the regional characteristic can be either promotion or inhibition.