36 victims of 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack remembered
The number of victims makes the attack one of Japan’s biggest-ever mass murders. This suspect’s motive as well as his mental competency are expected to be the focus of his trial.
Category: Mental Health
Isolation Is Behind Antivaccine Posts on ‘Japan Twitter’, Expert Says
Shoji Tsuchida, Professor of Safety Psychology at Kansai University, warned against simply sneering at such postings. “Telling antivaccine people without much consideration that they’re crazy will make the situation even worse,” he said.
1,548 people infected with COVID-19 at Japan’s psychiatric hospitals, 60% unable to be transferred for treatment
According to the Japan Association of Psychiatric Hospitals, from March last year to January this year, a total of 1,548 people, including 1,123 patients and 425 staff members, were infected at 116 facilities nationwide. Of these, about 60% wanted to be transferred to coronavirus beds but were unable to do so, mostly because of mental disorders, according to the association.
People with mental illness and intellectual disabilities in Japan to be given vaccine priority
Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, an expert group of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved on the 18th that people with severe mental illness or intellectual disability will be included in the priority vaccination.
Hospitals in Japan refusing COVID-19 patients with developmental disabilities & mental illness
More than 60% of patients found to be infected with the novel coronavirus while in psychiatric hospitals in Japan could not be transferred to other medical facilities designated for COVID-19 cases, as general hospitals apparently tend to refuse them due to the perception that they are difficult to deal with, a survey has revealed.
After psychiatric evaluation, Kyoto Animation arson suspect to be indicted
Prosecutors in Kyoto said on Friday that the suspect’s psychiatric analysis ended after about six months. Sources say the prosecutors have determined through the analysis that the suspect is mentally competent to be held criminally liable for the attack.
3.4 percent of new parents in Japan risk mental health issues
A team of Japanese researchers has found that 3.4 percent of couples raising children under the age of 1 are facing risks of mental health issues, it was learned Thursday. Both partners are experiencing downturns in their mental health due to such reasons as the husband having to work long hours and the wife being sleep-deprived, according to the study by the National Center for Child Health and Development.
Coronavirus triggers mental health crisis in Japan
Once the coronavirus arrived in Japan, the thought of getting infected and spreading it to family and friends made her too anxious to go outside. By late May, she couldn’t sleep. She visited a clinic in Tokyo and was diagnosed with depression.
People with Work-Related Mental Illness Hit Record in Japan
The number of people with depression and other psychological disorders recognized as work-related in Japan in fiscal 2019 rose 44 from the previous year to 509, hitting a new high, the welfare ministry said Friday 26 June.
Mitsubishi Motors Employee’s Suicide Recognized as Work-Related Death
A labor standards inspection office in Tokyo determined on May 28 that the 47-year-old male employee’s death was due to a mental health problem he developed as a result of the overwork, lawyer Hiroshi Kawahito said at a press conference.
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