Iwao Oshima1, Yoshio Mino, Yoshimasa Inomata. 1. Department of Mental Health, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. i-oshima@aurora.dti.ne.jp
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The number of psychiatric beds per capita in Japan is the highest in the world, and a replication of earlier British research is needed to identify possible means of improving the mental health system. Aims To describe the current situation of psychiatric hospitals in Japan and to examine the relationship between negative symptoms of schizophrenia and social environments. METHOD: In-patients with schizophrenia were randomly selected from 139 hospitals. Data were obtained for 2758 participants using several scales, including the Manchester Scale and social environment scales. RESULTS: Negative symptom scales showed a significant correlation with understimulating social environments in hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the results from the UK and provides evidence for the importance of community-based care and for providing more-stimulating rehabilitation environments.
BACKGROUND: The number of psychiatric beds per capita in Japan is the highest in the world, and a replication of earlier British research is needed to identify possible means of improving the mental health system. Aims To describe the current situation of psychiatric hospitals in Japan and to examine the relationship between negative symptoms of schizophrenia and social environments. METHOD: In-patients with schizophrenia were randomly selected from 139 hospitals. Data were obtained for 2758 participants using several scales, including the Manchester Scale and social environment scales. RESULTS: Negative symptom scales showed a significant correlation with understimulating social environments in hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the results from the UK and provides evidence for the importance of community-based care and for providing more-stimulating rehabilitation environments.
Authors: Graça Cardoso; Ana Papoila; Gina Tomé; Helen Killaspy; Michael King; José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2017-06-30 Impact factor: 4.328