International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Harumi Arai Author

Subjects of specialization
Schizophrenic patients; Cancer; Symptomatic

Affiliation
Faculty of Nursing, Shubun University Aichi, Aichi, Japan

Biography

Harumi Arai belongs to department of nursing and his areas of interest are Schizophrenic patients; Cancer; Symptomatic and his one of the publication is A Study of Schizophrenic Patients Suffering from Cancer at Mental Hospitals in Prefecture A


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Research Article Open Access

A Study of Schizophrenic Patients Suffering from Cancer at Mental Hospitals in Prefecture A

Author(s):

Harumi Arai, Fumi Hayashi, Mami Ueda and Misako Hisamatsu

Background: This study aimed to grasp the current situations of the hospitalized schizophrenic patients with cancer at the prefectural level for the first time in Japan. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with nurses who had experiences in taking care of schizophrenic patients suffering from cancer whose primary complaint was mental and behavioral disorders as diagnosed according to the ICD-10 criteria. Results: There were 90 thirty-year-old or older schizophrenic patients with cancer hospitalized at mental hospitals in prefecture A, including 44 men and 46 women. Patients sixty-five years or older had been hospitalized longer than those who were younger. Conclusion: More than 70% of schizophrenic patients with cancer at ment... view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000165

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