- 著者
- Yoshinori Sasaki Shoko Sasaki Hikaru Sunakawa Yusuke Toguchi Shuichi Tanese Kiyoshi Saito Rena Shinohara Toshinari Kurokouchi Kaori Sugimoto Kotoe Itagaki Yukino Yoshida Saori Namekata Momoka Takahashi Ikuhiro Harada Yuki Hakosima Kumi Inazaki Yuta Yoshimura Yuki Mizumoto Takayuki Okada Masahide Usami
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.2022.01001, (Released:2022-03-31)
- 参考文献数
- 35
- 被引用文献数
- 5
This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of mental health of child and adolescent psychiatric patients during temporary school closure throughout the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan using the Questionnaire - Children with Difficulties (QCD) and other useful psychological rating scales. The participants were those who visited the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kohnodai Hospital. From those 1,463 participants, case and control groups were selected: 92 patients who visited the hospital during the temporary school closure from March 2020 to May 2020 (case group) and randomly sampled sex- and age-matched 92 patients during the pre-COVID period from April 2017 to March 2020 (control group). QCD is a parent-assessed questionnaire designed to evaluate the difficulties of children along the course of a day, right from waking up in the morning to retiring to bed at night. Lower scores indicate stronger difficulties. QCD scores were compared between the two groups in each of the following age groups: elementary school (6-12 years of age) and junior high school (12-15 years of age). In elementary school students, scores "during school" of QCD indicating functioning or disabilities during school hours were 3.31 ± 2.52 and 4.52 ± 2.33 in case group and control group, respectively (p < 0.05). In junior high school students, scores "Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale (ADHD-RS)" indicating ADHD symptoms were 16.78 ± 12.69 and 11.80 ± 10.40 in case group and control group, respectively (p < 0.05). The findings suggest that the closure of schools due to the pandemic might worsen difficulties among elementary school patients, and hyperactivity and impulsivity might increase among junior high school patients. The long-term impact of stress caused by school closure on child and adolescent psychiatric patients needs to be investigated in the future.
- 著者
- Masahide Usami Shoko Sasaki Hikaru Sunakawa Yusuke Toguchi Syuichi Tanese Kiyoshi Saito Rena Shinohara Toshinari Kurokochi Kaori Sugimoto Kotoe Itagaki Yukino Yoshida Saori Namekata Momoka Takahashi Ikuhiro Harada Yuki Hakoshima Kumi Inazaki Yuta Yoshimura Yuki Mizumoto
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.3, no.2, pp.119-121, 2021-04-30 (Released:2021-05-08)
- 参考文献数
- 8
- 被引用文献数
- 7
COVID-19 causes very serious issues all over the world. In Japan, the number of new infections in Tokyo exceeded 2,000 for the first time on 7 January 2021, and the situation is becoming increasingly serious. Japan is in the midst of its third big outbreak. Japanese society will face several challenges regarding children's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to develop healthy minds in children, it is important to view the changes in children's minds in a positive light and promote their healthy emotional development while correctly fearing COVID-19. This sense of social stagnation and uncertainty is likely to increase feelings of insecurity and isolation among children. It is also important to prevent the repetition of child abuse in the home due to parental unemployment, alcohol problems, and reduced contact with non-family members in stay home and the recession as a result of COVID-19. During the pandemic, adults should be sensitive to the unusual behavior of children. We propose six suggestions of care for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 著者
- Yuki Mizumoto Yoshinori Sasaki Hikaru Sunakawa Shuichi Tanese Rena Shinohara Toshinari Kurokouchi Kaori Sugimoto Manao Seto Masahiro Ishida Kotoe Itagaki Yukino Yoshida Saori Namekata Momoka Takahashi Ikuhiro Harada Shoko Sasaki Kiyoshi Saito Yusuke Toguchi Yuki Hakosima Kumi Inazaki Yuta Yoshimura Masahide Usami
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.2022.01034, (Released:2023-03-23)
- 参考文献数
- 8
- 被引用文献数
- 2
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of eating disorders (ED) has increased not only in Japan but also worldwide. This online survey for pediatricians showed that caregivers tend to visit specific pediatric institutions or child psychiatry departments when children under junior high school age develop eating disorders. There are few pediatric institutions regarding treatment acceptance for children with ED. Of the 34 respondents, 16 (47.1%) answered that the number of visits for children with eating disorders had "stayed the same", one answered it had "decreased" and 17 (50.0%) answered it had "increased" or "increased very much". In addition, 28 of the 34 respondents (82.3%) experienced difficulties with psychotherapy for children with ED. For treating children with ED, pediatricians usually conducted physical examination and have some clinical burden. ED are increasing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Because children with severe ED need to be hospitalized, child and adolescent psychiatric wards are overcrowded and some children with other mental disorders can't be admitted.