International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Mami Ueda Author

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Subjects of specialization
Schizophrenic patients; Cancer; Symptomatic

Affiliation
Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Chiba, Japan

Biography

Mami Ueda belongs to department of Health Sciences and his interest are Schizophrenic patients; Cancer; Symptomatic and one of the publication is Sequence characterization and expression patterns of two defensin-like antimicrobial peptides from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

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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 more»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000165

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