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Problems in diagnosing and deciding on compensation for PTSD in Japan.
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PMID:  12649890     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In Japan, the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has attracted wide attention after the Great Hanshin Earthquake and the subway sarin gas attack in 1994. Compensation problems about PTSD diagnosis has became a social problem now. So we felt the necessity to create a clear criteria to be used by Japanese psychiatrists for diagnosis PTSD. We send out a questionnaire about diagnosis and compensation for PTSD. We received back 764 questionnaire which equaled 21.7% of total that we send out. In the questionnaire we set up fictitious examples based on real cases, and asked the psychiatrists who participated in the survey whether these cases could cause PTSD. 1 explain the criteria used by Japanese psychiatrists for diagnosis PTSD and also to report PTSD examples which became to be social problem.
Authors:
Nobuo Kuroki
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Seishin shinkeigaku zasshi = Psychiatria et neurologia Japonica     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0033-2658     ISO Abbreviation:  Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-03-24     Completed Date:  2003-05-14     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9801787     Medline TA:  Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1198-206     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Toho University, Sakura Hospital, Psychiatric Medicine Research Department.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Compensation and Redress*
Humans
Japan
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Questionnaires
Social Problems
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis*,  etiology,  psychology

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