Psychological distress and correlated factors among the caregivers of early psychosis patients

• Project/Area Number: 25780404
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: HAMAIE Yumiko 東北大学, 大学病院, 助手 (80622422)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 早期介入 / 精神病 / At risk mental state / First episode psychosis / 感情表出

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To understand psychological features of caregivers in early psychosis, this study examined criticism, distress of caregivers, other patients’, and caregivers’ variables, and links between criticism and these variables in those with at-risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis and first-episode psychosis (FEP).
Approximately one-third of caregivers of patients with ARMS or FEP had depressive symptoms, predominately with mild-to-moderate symptom levels, whereas only a small portion exhibited high criticism. The level of criticism and depression were comparable between ARMS and FEP caregivers.
The link between criticism, caregivers’ depression, and patients’ mental states may develop during or after the onset of established psychosis and interventions for the caregivers should be tailored to the patient’s specific stage of illness.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Criticism and Depression among the Caregivers of At-Risk Mental State and First-Episode Psychosis Patients. (2016)
  • Author(s): Yumiko Hamaie, Noriyuki Ohmuro, Masahiro Katsura, Chika Obara, Tatsuo Kikuchi, Fumika Ito, Tetsuo Miyakoshi, Hiroo Matsuoka, Kazunori Matsumoto
  • Journal Title: PLOS ONE Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-12
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149875
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] 精神疾患の最初期における家族の批判的態度の経時的変化―ＡＲＭＳにおける検討― (2015)
  • Author(s): 濱家由美子、桂雅宏、小原千佳、國分恭子、阿部光一、砂川恵美、佐藤しおり、大室則幸、松岡洋夫、松本和紀
  • Organizer: 第19回 日本精神保健・予防学会学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台国際センター（仙台市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-12
• [Presentation] Longitudial follow-up of critisism and depression among famillies of first episode psychosis patients (2014)
  • Author(s): Yumiko Hamaie, Noriyuki Ohmuro, Masashiro Katsura, Chika Obara, Tatsuo Kikuchi, Emi Sunakawa, Fumiaki Ito, Tesuo Miyakoshi, Hiroo Matsuoka, Kazunori Matsumoto
  • Organizer: 4th Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2014-04-05 – 2014-04-09
• [Presentation] サイコーシス早期段階の家族の批判的態度と抑うつ症状 (2014)
  • Author(s): 濱家由美子、大室則幸、桂雅宏、小原千佳、菊池達郎、松本和紀、松岡洋夫
  • Organizer: 第9回日本統合失調症学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
• [Presentation] Longitudinal follow-up of criticism and depression among famillies of first episode psychosis patients (2014)
  • Author(s): Yumiko Hamaie, Noriyuki Ohmuro, Masahiro Katsura, Chika Obara, Tatsuo Kikuchi, Emi Sunakawa, Fumiaki Ito, Tetsuo Miyakoshi, Hiroo Matsuoka, Kazunori Matsumoto
  • Organizer: 4th Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy