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Online gaming reduces psychological distress in a patient with schizophrenia: A case report

PCN Reports
Background Schizophrenia often involves persecutory delusions, which cause psychological distress. Some patients use online gaming as a coping tool. However, excessive online gaming has raised concerns about internet gaming disorders (IGD), while any ...
Kazutaka Sakamoto, Ryota Kobayashi, Daichi Morioka, Chihiro Abiko, Masayuki Kimura, Akihito Suzuki   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Burden and Treatment Patterns Among Patients Diagnosed With Vitiligo in Japan: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study

The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vitiligo, a common and chronic depigmentation disorder, significantly impacts patients' quality of life and exerts a substantial economic burden. The deleterious impact of vitiligo can be exacerbated by comorbid conditions, including psychiatric and autoimmune conditions.
Naoki Oiso, Kent A. Hanson, Ahmed M. Soliman, Chao Li, Manabu Taura, Daniel Mercer, Andrew Rava, Danielle Bynoe, Haiyan Sun, Tamio Suzuki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful treatment of delusional disorder, somatic type by escitalopram: A case report and literature review

PCN Reports
Background Delusional disorder, somatic type (DDST) is characterized by the presence of persistent delusions related to having a physical illness or bodily dysfunction, despite contradictory medical evidence.
Yunosuke Mizuno, Yasuhiro Sugai, Toshinori Shirata, Ryota Kobayashi, Keisuke Noto, Yusuke Saito, Masafumi Kanoto, Akihito Suzuki   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Patient‐Reported Factors Associated With Impaired Quality of Life in Japanese Patients With Vitiligo: A Multicenter Questionnaire Study Using VitiQoL

The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vitiligo can cause a substantial psychosocial burden. However, the clinical and patient‐reported features associated with impaired disease‐specific quality of life (QoL) in Japanese patients remain incompletely characterized. We conducted a multicenter, cross‐sectional questionnaire study to examine the associations between the Vitiligo ...
Ken Okamura, Tsuneo Konta, Yuta Araki, Sho Hiroyasu, Daisuke Tsuruta, Naoki Oiso, Ichiro Katayama, Shigetoshi Sano, Miwa Ashida, Hiroyuki Murota, Noriyasu Sakai, Tetsushi Nisikawa, Kazutoshi Harada, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aoi Ohira, Kenzo Takahashi, Mizuki Sugiura, Soichiro Watanabe, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Teruhiko Makino, Tadamichi Shimizu, Akito Hasegawa, Riichiro Abe, Atsushi Otsuka, Hiroshi Koga, Yuko Abe, Atsushi Tanemura, Tamio Suzuki   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete response to an anti-programmed cell death 1 antibody following a combination therapy of an anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 antibody and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Asian Journal of Urology, 2023
Masayuki Kurokawa, Sei Naito, Tomoyuki Kato, Masaki Ushijima, Atsushi Yamagishi, Toshihiko Sakurai, Hayato Nishida, Norihiko Tsuchiya   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinematic alignment in Japanese patients shows significant improvement 2 years after total knee replacement surgery

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the 2‐year post‐operative results of the unrestricted kinematic alignment technique in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) among Japanese patients and understand the potential benefits of this technique.
Takao Yamamoto, Shigenobu Fukushima, Shuji Toyono, Takahiro Miyaji, Taku Nakajima, Yoshihiro Wanezaki, Takashi Ito   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Green Finance on Economic Growth and Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: A Panel Cointegration Analysis

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This empirical study examines the impact of green finance on economic growth and renewable energy in a group of 76 developing nations in 2010–2019. Results from a cointegration analysis, vector error correction model, and Granger causality test confirm a cointegrating relationship between green finance, renewable energy, economic growth, and ...
Xuan‐Hoa Nghiem, Walid Bakry, Girijasankar Mallik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Sustainable Urbanization and Zero–Carbon Urban Life: A Case Study of BRICS Countries Between 1992 and 2020

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban factors play a critical role in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. In this regard, this study aims to examine the impact of urbanization and its components (e.g., urban population growth [UPG], population in the largest city [ULC], population in urban agglomerations [UPA] of more than 1 million, and ...
Korkmaz Yildirim, Tunahan Haciimamoglu
wiley   +1 more source

New Treatment Strategy and Future Research Direction for BRAF‐Mutated Cancer

Cancer Science, EarlyView.
Treatment with BRAF inhibitor plus MEK inhibitor is currently used in BRAF‐mutated various malignancies except colorectal cancer, and treatments with BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors and anti‐EGFR antibody are used in BRAF‐mutated colorectal cancer. Despite recent advances in BRAF‐targeted therapies, their efficacy is still limited.
Masanobu Takahashi, Sakura Hiraide Taniguchi, Yuya Yoshida   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pemafibrate Improves Cholestatic Markers Regardless of the Presence of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
Pemafibrate improves liver function markers related to bile flow in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but whether this effect is disease‐specific remains unclear. In this study, pemafibrate reduced these markers in patients with and without PBC, suggesting broader effects on bile flow beyond PBC.
Ryohei Tanigawa, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumi Saito, Hideki Suganami, Atsushi Tanaka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source