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Article type: Appendix
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages App1-
Published: May 31, 2014
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
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Norihisa TAMURA, Hideki TANAKAArticle type: Article
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 83-93
Published: May 31, 2014
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe present study examined whether sleep education and self-help treatment by using a sleep log would improve the lifestyle habits, sleep, mood in the morning, and motivation of 22 school nurses working in elementary and junior high schools. After the nurses were given sleep education, they were divided into an education-only group and a self-help treatment group. They were asked to select target behaviors and set goals. The self-help treatment group was also asked to record their daily achievement rate using a sleep log for 2 weeks. In the self-help treatment group, the bedtime and total sleep time improved significantly, and the irregularity of the participants' wake-up times was significantly reduced. Furthermore, results from the self-help treatment group revealed that the participants' lifestyle-habits (e.g., getting up every morning at approximately the decided time) showed significant improvement after treatment, and that their sleep, mood in the morning, and motivation improved significantly. On the other hand, the sleep education program improved the lifestyle habit of "starting with what one is able to do when setting up a target". Therefore, these findings suggest that the self-help treatment was effective in the prevention of nocturnal lifestyle programs and irregularity, and in promoting an improvement in sleep, morning mood, and motivation.View full abstractDownload PDF (1158K) -
Kengo YOKOMITSU, Tomonari IRIE, Ryo SAITO, Hirofumi MATSUOKA, Yuji SAK ...Article type: Article
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 95-104
Published: May 31, 2014
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe purpose of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for pathological gambling in reducing gambling behavior, gambling money, and pathological gambling symptoms. Data sources were electronic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, CiNii, and ICHUSHI), and the reference lists of the studies included in the meta-analysis and relevant reviews up to July 2012. Of the 213 studies reviewed for eligibility, quality of study, and data extraction, 4 studies were included in the final analysis. The meta-analysis included 7 clinical trials which revealed that cognitive behavioral therapy was effective for reducing gambling behavior (at post-treatment: Hedges' g=0.49, 95% confidence interval=0.24 to 0.74; at 6-month after treatment: Hedges' g=0.40, 95% confidence interval=0.21 to 0.59) and gambling money (at post-treatment: Hedges' g=0.59, 95% confidence interval=0.17 to 1.00; at 6-month after treatment: Hedges' g=0.51, 95% confidence interval=0.14 to 0.89), and pathological gambling symptoms (at post-treatment: Hedges' g=0.44, 95% confidence interval=0.10 to 0.78). However, the results from the measurement of heterogeneity and publication bias indicated that future research on cognitive behavioral therapy for pathological gambling with large sample sizes is needed.View full abstractDownload PDF (1234K) -
Takashi MITAMURA, Yoshihiro TANAKAArticle type: Article
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 105-114
Published: May 31, 2014
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSParents of children with developmental disabilities often make requests for special services for their children and consult their children's teachers in this regard. Many such parents face problems in communicating with teachers (Mitamura, 2011). To facilitate communication between parents and teachers, Mitamura & Matsumi (2009) developed a functional assertiveness training program for parents of children with developmental disabilities. The present study aimed (a) to assess the efficacy of a program that employs role-play and places greater emphasis on interactions than the Mitamura & Matsumi (2009) program, and (b) using assistants who help teachers on raters, to assess functions of the parents' requests for getting actual special services for their children. The results suggested that the program being investigated increased the number of appropriately timed expressions of appreciation that the participants gave to the teachers. It is possible that these expressions increased the teachers' motivation to give special services to the children.View full abstractDownload PDF (1282K) -
Aya YAMAMOTOArticle type: Article
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 115-125
Published: May 31, 2014
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JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan defines hikikomori as individuals who refuse to leave their parents' house and isolate themselves from society in their homes for a period exceeding 6 months. The Research Group of the Ministry has classified hikikomori into 3 categories according to associated factors: individuals with psychoses, those with developmental disabilities, and those with personality problems. The Research Group has also proposed strategies for treating those in each category, and recommended Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) particularly for hikikomori who not want to enter treatment. However, currently, few articles have examined the application of CRAFT to hikikomori. The literature points out the importance of combining CRAFT with approaches for autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) for hikikomori who have autistic spectrum disorder. The present article reports results from an intervention with 2 individuals identified as hikikomori with autistic spectrum disorder; they improved after receiving CRAFT. The possible application of CRAFT to hikikomori with autistic spectrum disorder is discussed.View full abstractDownload PDF (1393K) -
Article type: Appendix
2014 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 135-
Published: May 31, 2014
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