Hiroto Ito

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Affiliation: National Institute of Neuroscience
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Quality and performance improvement for mental healthcare in Japan
    Hiroto Ito
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 22:619-22. 2009
  2. ncbi Is antipsychotic polypharmacy associated with metabolic syndrome even after adjustment for lifestyle effects?: a cross-sectional study
    Fuminari Misawa
    Yamanashi Prefectural Kita Hospital, 3314 13 Kamijominamiwari, Asahi machi, Nerasaki shi, Yamanashi, Japan
    BMC Psychiatry 11:118. 2011
  3. ncbi Responses to patients with suicidal ideation among different specialties in general hospitals
    Hiroto Ito
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo 187 8553, Japan
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:578-80. 2008
  4. ncbi Prevalence of diabetes and antipsychotic prescription patterns in patients with schizophrenia: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
    Yasuyuki Okumura
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Schizophr Res 119:145-52. 2010
  5. ncbi Addition of antipsychotics to medication regimens during schizophrenic inpatient care
    Asuka Koyama
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 62:56-64. 2008
  6. ncbi The effect of an educational leaflet on depressive patients' attitudes toward treatment
    Kanae Sawamura
    Institute for Health Economics and Policy, No 11 Toyo Kaiji Bldg, 1 5 11, Nishi sinbashi, Minato ku, Tokyo, 105 0003, Japan
    Psychiatry Res 177:184-7. 2010
  7. ncbi Nurses' collaboration with physicians in managing medication improves patient outcome in acute psychiatric care
    Miharu Nakanishi
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:196-203. 2006
  8. ncbi Polypharmacy and excessive dosing: psychiatrists' perceptions of antipsychotic drug prescription
    Hiroto Ito
    National Institute of Mental Health, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Psychiatry 187:243-7. 2005
  9. ncbi Characteristics, procedural differences, and costs of inpatients with drug poisoning in acute care hospitals in Japan
    Yasuyuki Okumura
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira 187 8553, Tokyo, Japan
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 34:681-5. 2012
  10. ncbi Formal caregiver burden in dementia: impact of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and activities of daily living
    Yuki Miyamoto
    Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Geriatr Nurs 31:246-53. 2010

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Quality and performance improvement for mental healthcare in Japan
    Hiroto Ito
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 22:619-22. 2009
    ..In this study, I describe the current developments in quality and performance improvement for mental healthcare in Japan...
  2. ncbi Is antipsychotic polypharmacy associated with metabolic syndrome even after adjustment for lifestyle effects?: a cross-sectional study
    Fuminari Misawa
    Yamanashi Prefectural Kita Hospital, 3314 13 Kamijominamiwari, Asahi machi, Nerasaki shi, Yamanashi, Japan
    BMC Psychiatry 11:118. 2011
    ..This study aimed to investigate the degree that antipsychotic polypharmacy contributed to metabolic syndrome in outpatients with schizophrenia, after adjustment for the effects of lifestyle...
  3. ncbi Responses to patients with suicidal ideation among different specialties in general hospitals
    Hiroto Ito
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo 187 8553, Japan
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:578-80. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine whether there were any differences in responses to patients with suicidal ideation among specialties in general hospitals...
  4. ncbi Prevalence of diabetes and antipsychotic prescription patterns in patients with schizophrenia: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
    Yasuyuki Okumura
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Schizophr Res 119:145-52. 2010
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  5. ncbi Addition of antipsychotics to medication regimens during schizophrenic inpatient care
    Asuka Koyama
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 62:56-64. 2008
    ..The objective of the present study was to identify schizophrenia inpatients who had their original regimen augmented with additional antipsychotics during acute inpatient care, and to clarify the factors associated with these additions...
  6. ncbi The effect of an educational leaflet on depressive patients' attitudes toward treatment
    Kanae Sawamura
    Institute for Health Economics and Policy, No 11 Toyo Kaiji Bldg, 1 5 11, Nishi sinbashi, Minato ku, Tokyo, 105 0003, Japan
    Psychiatry Res 177:184-7. 2010
    ..Our results indicate that the educational leaflet is an effective tool for enhancement of face-to-face education by medical professionals. Trial registration UMIN000002981, www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm...
  7. ncbi Nurses' collaboration with physicians in managing medication improves patient outcome in acute psychiatric care
    Miharu Nakanishi
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:196-203. 2006
    ..Nurses' collaboration with physicians in medication management improved patient outcome in acute psychiatric care...
  8. ncbi Polypharmacy and excessive dosing: psychiatrists' perceptions of antipsychotic drug prescription
    Hiroto Ito
    National Institute of Mental Health, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Psychiatry 187:243-7. 2005
    ..Despite extensive research and recommendations regarding the optimal prescription of antipsychotic drugs, polypharmacy and excessive dosing still prevail...
  9. ncbi Characteristics, procedural differences, and costs of inpatients with drug poisoning in acute care hospitals in Japan
    Yasuyuki Okumura
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira 187 8553, Tokyo, Japan
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 34:681-5. 2012
    ..This study aimed to describe the clinical and procedural characteristics of drug poisoning, to examine procedural differences between drug poisoning repeaters and non-repeaters, and to estimate the costs of drug poisoning...
  10. ncbi Formal caregiver burden in dementia: impact of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and activities of daily living
    Yuki Miyamoto
    Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Geriatr Nurs 31:246-53. 2010
    ..These results illustrate the various characteristics of the burdens on staff members compared with those faced by individuals who provide informal care...
  11. ncbi Secluded/restrained patients' perceptions of their treatment: validity and reliability of a new questionnaire
    Toshie Noda
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 66:397-404. 2012
    ..To develop a standardized self-reporting questionnaire to evaluate patients' perceptions of their overall treatment in specific relation to the use of seclusion and/or restraint (SR) measures as part of the treatment program...
  12. ncbi Hospital readmission in first-time admitted patients with schizophrenia: smoking patients had higher hospital readmission rate than non-smoking patients
    Mika Kobayashi
    National Institute of Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Psychiatry Med 40:247-57. 2010
    ..To consider smoke-free policies for the patients with schizophrenia, the present study examined how smoking behavior is related to hospital readmission among patients with schizophrenia...
  13. ncbi Out-of-pocket expenditure burdens in patients with cardiovascular conditions and psychological distress: a nationwide cross-sectional study
    Yasuyuki Okumura
    Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187 8553, Japan Electronic address
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 35:233-8. 2013
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  14. ncbi Interception of potential adverse drug events in long-term psychiatric care units
    Kanae Sawamura
    Musashi Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 59:379-84. 2005
    ..To improve the current situation, organizational efforts, such as increasing staff in the evening, and educating the staff about medications, will be required, as well as improvements in the medications themselves...