Citation

Amayasu H. Jpn. J. Psychosom. Med. 2011; 51(3): 228-235.

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(Copyright © 2011, Nippon Shinshin Igakkai)

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Abstract

It has been one of the most pressing long-term issues in Japan that prevalence of stress is as high as 60 per cent in both men and women. Moreover, up to 20 per cent of people can hardly take an adequate rest or enough sleep. In addition, the number of people suffering from depression and the other mood disorders in 2008 sharply increased 2.4 times from 1999 to exceed a million. This paper aims to discuss mental ailment prevention, particularly primary and secondary prevention against depression. First of all, to raise an issue of it, I am going to describe some examples and study results such as: (1) primary prevention against depression in the local communities of Akita and Aomori prefecture, which Naoki Watanabe et al. have conducted; (2) 'Mental Health Week (Kokoro no Anzen Shukan)', which Takashi Hosaka et al. have proposed; (3) relation between stressful life events and depression; (4) relation between depression and life-style related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cerebrovascular disorder etc.; (5) relation between depression and sleep; (6) relation between overwork and suicide, which Nobuo Kuroki et al. have reported; (7) the provision for mental ailments in 'Health 21 (Kenkou Nippon 21)'. Overall, I am going to give an account of the current state and future prospects on mental ailments prevention in Japan.

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