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Tetsuro Ohmori

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PubMed2003

Temperament, character, and eating attitudes in Japanese college women.

The present study investigated associations between dimensions of personality characteristics and eating attitudes in Japanese college women. 91 college women with a mean age of 20.7 yr. (SD=2.3 yr.), attending a School of Nursing or a School for Kindergarten Teachers, voluntarily responded to the Japanese version of the Temperament and Character Inventory and the Eating Attitudes Test. A significant positive correlation was found between the scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory subscale of Harm Avoidance and the Eating Attitudes Test total scores (Spearman p = .24, p = .02) and the scores on the Eating Attitudes Test subscale of Food Preoccupation (Spearman p = .33, p =.002). The scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory subscale of Self-directedness showed significant negative correlations with the Eating Attitudes Test total scores (Spearman p = -.35, p = .001) and the scores on the Eating Attitudes Test subscales of Dieting (Spearman p = -.29, p = .005) and Food Preoccupation (Spearman p = -.43, p = .0001). The present results suggest that Japanese college women who score high on Harm Avoidance and low on Self-directedness may be more likely to develop inappropriate eating attitudes.

Adult↗
PubMed2002

Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale: validation of the Japanese version.

This study was performed to test the validity and value of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale as an assessment tool in a Japanese-language version (JSQLS). The subjects for the present study were 55 inpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as defined by DSM-IV. The JSQLS was administered together with two other self-report measures, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) and the WHO QOL-26, to assess validity. Psychotic symptoms and extrapyramidal symptoms were assessed using the BPRS and the Drug-Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS), respectively. All the scales (psychosocial, motivation/energy and symptoms/side effects) showed good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.93, 0.73 and 0.80, respectively). The correlations of items with their scale total revealed that almost all items were significantly correlated with their own scale score. There were associations with relevant SF-36, WHO QOL-26, and DIEPSS scores. From the results of the testing of the reliability and validity of the JSQLS, it is concluded that the JSQLS is a simple and reliable scale.

Adult↗
PubMed2002

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in chronic schizophrenic patients long-term treated with neuroleptics.

PURPOSE: The authors investigated the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis of regularly medicated schizophrenic patients. METHODS: The subjects were 53 patients who were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for schizophrenia. Each patients gave informed consent for the research. Psychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Based on the dosages of neuroleptics (NLPs), the subjects were classified into two groups: those with lower dosages (LD) and those with higher dosages (HD). FINDINGS: (a) The medicated schizophrenic patients had significantly higher plasma corticotropin (ACTH) levels than the normals. (b) There was no significant difference in plasma cortisol levels between the schizophrenic patients and normals. (c) There was a significant difference in plasma ACTH levels between the HD and normal groups, but not between the LD and normal groups. (d) There was no significant difference in administration periods of NLPs, positive (POS) or negative symptoms (NES) between the HD and LD groups. (e) There was a positive correlation between the plasma ACTH and plasma cortisol levels in patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that, in chronic schizophrenic patients long-term treated with NLPs, ACTH secretion was elevated.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗
PubMed2002

Personality profiles in patients with eating disorders.

The present review focused on the personality profiles of patients with eating disorders. Studies using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorder showed high rates of diagnostic co-occurrence between eating disorders and personality disorders. The most commonly observed were histrionic, obsessive-compulsive, avoidant, dependent and borderline personality disorders. Studies using the Cloninger's personality theory suggested that high Harm Avoidance might be relevant to the pathology of anorexia nervosa and high Novelty Seeking and Harm Avoidance to bulimia nervosa. Moreover, high Self-Directedness was suggested to be associated with favorable outcome in bulimia nervosa. The assessment of personality in a cross-sectional study, however, might be influenced by the various states of the illness. Therefore, a sophisticated longitudinal study will be required to advance this area of research.

Anorexia Nervosa↗