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Download full textKobayashi, Koji; Kosuge, Yuko; Akazawa, Kohei – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
Parasitic infections are declining in Japan, resulting in fewer hours of parasitology instruction in medical laboratory science and medical schools. However, there are growing concerns that the parasite identification skills of medical laboratory technologists and the diagnostic skills of physicians may be compromised as a result. Effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Science Laboratories, Medical Education
Direct linkFreiermuth, Mark R.; Tsunoda, Angela Karsten; Oliveira, Diego; Muramoto, Erica Maria; Nagatani, Luzinete; Nakajima, Yukiko – School Psychology International, 2023
This study discusses the disparity in numbers between Japanese children and their Brazilian immigrant peers concerning placement in Japanese special education classes. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 stakeholders including Japanese nationals and Brazilian immigrants to see if there were any ways to explain the larger numbers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Special Education, Students with Disabilities
Foltz, Robert – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2012
In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association will release its newest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-5). This tome has evolved over the decades, originally including just 112 diagnoses across 128 pages. The upcoming edition is expected to eclipse the 943 pages, and 350+ disorders of the current DSM-IV-TR, offering a variety of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Clinical Diagnosis, Mental Disorders, Ethnocentrism
Tsuchiya, Kenji J.; Matsumoto, Kaori; Yagi, Atsuko; Inada, Naoko; Kuroda, Miho; Inokuchi, Eiko; Koyama, Tomonori; Kamio, Yoko; Tsujii, Masatsugu; Sakai, Saeko; Mohri, Ikuko; Taniike, Masako; Iwanaga, Ryoichiro; Ogasahara, Kei; Miyachi, Taishi; Nakajima, Shunji; Tani, Iori; Ohnishi, Masafumi; Inoue, Masahiko; Nomura, Kazuyo; Hagiwara, Taku; Uchiyama, Tokio; Ichikawa, Hironobu; Kobayashi, Shuji; Miyamoto, Ken; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Suzuki, Katsuaki; Mori, Norio; Takei, Nori – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
To examine the inter-rater reliability of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, Japanese Version (ADI-R-JV), the authors recruited 51 individuals aged 3-19 years, interviewed by two independent raters. Subsequently, to assess the discriminant and diagnostic validity of ADI-R-JV, the authors investigated 317 individuals aged 2-19 years, who were…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Autism, Correlation, Clinical Diagnosis
Clinical Characteristics of Adults with Asperger's Syndrome Assessed with Self-Report Questionnaires
Kanai, Chieko; Iwanami, Akira; Ota, Haruhisa; Yamasue, Hidenori; Matsushima, Eisuke; Yokoi, Hideki; Shinohara, Kazuyuki; Kato, Nobumasa – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in adults is difficult, and clinical sample-based studies that systematically illustrate the clinical characteristics of adult AS patients are needed so that appropriate treatment can be provided. Here we examined the clinical characteristics of AS in 112 adults (median age, 28.0 years [range, 18-52]; 71 men…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Measurement Techniques
Kamio, Yoko; Inada, Naoko; Koyama, Tomonori – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The psychosocial outcomes of individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) appear to be diverse and are often poor relative to their intellectual or language level. To identify predictive variables that are potentially ameliorable by therapeutic intervention, this study investigated self-reported psychosocial quality of life…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Quality of Life, Autism, Expressive Language
Kanai, Chieko; Iwanami, Akira; Hashimoto, Ryuichiro; Ota, Haruhisa; Tani, Masayuki; Yamada, Takashi; Kato, Nobumasa – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Diagnosing Asperger's syndrome (AS) in adults is difficult and efficient indicators for a precise diagnosis are important in the clinical setting. We examined the clinical characteristics of AS in 129 adults (median age, 32.0 years [range, 19-57]; 102 men and 27 women; AS group (n = 64; median age, 32.0 years [range, 19-50]; 50 men and 14 women),…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology)
Tanaka, Kyoko; Uchiyama, Tokio; Endo, Fumio – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The manner in which typically developing (TD) children were informed about their sibling's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) was examined in Japan. Seventy-seven parents, each with a child with ASD and a TD child, participated in a questionnaire survey. From the data obtained, it was revealed that parents informed 66.7% (72/108) TD…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Siblings, Autism, Birth Order
Sarrett, Jennifer C.; Kushner, Howard I. – Annals of Science, 2011
Watters questions the universality of mental illness and warns of the harms that accompany the exportation of Western typologies to non-Western cultures. He is particularly concerned that these effects will be exacerbated by the upcoming revisions of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM-V").…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Autism, Global Approach
Honda, Hideo; Shimizu, Yasuo; Nitto, Yukari; Imai, Miho; Ozawa, Takeshi; Iwasa, Mitsuaki; Shiga, Keiko; Hira, Tomoko – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: For early detection of autism, it is difficult to maintain an efficient level of sensitivity and specificity based on observational data from a single screening. The Extraction and Refinement (E&R) Strategy utilizes a public children's health surveillance program to produce maximum efficacy in early detection of autism. In the…
Descriptors: Autism, Nurses, Public Health, Child Health
Peer reviewedTanoue, Yoko; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
Based on an observational study of children (ages 3-7) screened at a child guidance center in Japan, the prevalence rate of infantile autism in each one-year birth cohort (1972-1978) fluctuated in a four-year cycle which was closely correlated with the number of children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract diseases. (JW)
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Disease Incidence, Epidemiology
Sugie, Yoko; Sugie, Hideo; Fukuda,Tokiko; Ito, Masataka; Sasada, Yumiko; Nakabayashi, Mutsumi; Fukashiro, Kazunobu; Ohzeki, Takehiko – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
We studied the correlation between response to fluvoxamine and serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR). Eighteen children with autistic disorder completed a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover study of fluvoxamine. Behavioral assessments were obtained before and at 12 weeks of treatment.…
Descriptors: Autism, Correlation, Genetics, Children
Peer reviewedKurita, Hiroshi; Nakayasu, Nobuo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This paper presents a case report of a young adult Japanese male with infantile autism who also met diagnostic criteria for seasonal affective disorder and trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling). The case report deals with difficulties in diagnosing mood disorder in such individuals, potential treatment effectiveness of valproic acid, and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies
Peer reviewedTachiiri, Hajime – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses early detection of hearing impairment in Japan with particular reference to the system used in Tokushima Prefecture. Suggests that a required screening of all children at 18 months of age resulted in 2 developments: (1) all the hard-of-hearing children were identified; and (2) public health nurses became more alert to hearing impairment…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedHirota, Eiko; Tanaka, Yoshisato – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses the Home Training Program for congenital hearing-impaired infants and their families administered by the Teikyo University Hospital. Suggests that the program is based on the maximum use of residual hearing, early identification of hearing impairment and early intervention, and support for parents. (AA)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
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