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ArticleTitle Psychiatric Intervention for Japanese Nationals in New York

AuthorList Yuko Katsuta¹, Yoshiko Nishimatsu², Takuya Saito³ and Shunkichi Endo¹

Affiliation ¹Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nippon Medical School
²Department of Psychology, Risho University, Tokyo
³Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

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Volume 70

Issue 2

Year 2003

Page 141-150

Received September 30, 2002

Accepted November 15, 2002

Keywords psychiatric intervention, Japanese Nationals in New York, cultural adjustment, voyage pathogenique, the Consulate-General Japan in New York

Abstract This study examined the characteristics of Japanese patients who required psychiatric intervention through the Consulate-General Japan in New York. The findings show that 61.5% of cases were tourists in contrast with 38.5% who were residents. Seventy three point one percent of all cases had psychiatric disorders prior to traveling to the United States. Seventy one point two had schizophrenia, and 48.1% required intervention within one week stay in the United States. The study indicated cultural elements had little influence on their psychiatric crises. The dominant cases, which were schizophrenics who traveled because of their delusional symptoms, were consistent with cases of "voyage pathologique". It was also suggested that cases with personality disorders are increasing in number. And we inferred that cases with substance-related disorders, particularly among young illegal residents, must be present in greater numbers.

Correspondence to Yuka Katsuta, MD, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi 1-1-5, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
yuko@super.email.ac.jp

ArticleTitle	Psychiatric Intervention for Japanese Nationals in New York
AuthorList	Yuko Katsuta¹, Yoshiko Nishimatsu², Takuya Saito³ and Shunkichi Endo¹
Affiliation	¹Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nippon Medical School ²Department of Psychology, Risho University, Tokyo ³Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
Language	EN
Volume	70
Issue	2
Year	2003
Page	141-150
Received	September 30, 2002
Accepted	November 15, 2002
Keywords	psychiatric intervention, Japanese Nationals in New York, cultural adjustment, voyage pathogenique, the Consulate-General Japan in New York
Abstract	This study examined the characteristics of Japanese patients who required psychiatric intervention through the Consulate-General Japan in New York. The findings show that 61.5% of cases were tourists in contrast with 38.5% who were residents. Seventy three point one percent of all cases had psychiatric disorders prior to traveling to the United States. Seventy one point two had schizophrenia, and 48.1% required intervention within one week stay in the United States. The study indicated cultural elements had little influence on their psychiatric crises. The dominant cases, which were schizophrenics who traveled because of their delusional symptoms, were consistent with cases of "voyage pathologique". It was also suggested that cases with personality disorders are increasing in number. And we inferred that cases with substance-related disorders, particularly among young illegal residents, must be present in greater numbers.
Correspondence to	Yuka Katsuta, MD, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi 1-1-5, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan yuko@super.email.ac.jp