Integration disorder
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Tōgō-shitchō-shō or integration disorder is a Japanese
psychiatric diagnosis that replaced the previous diagnostic category of Seishin Bunretsu Byo ("mind-split-disease") which was equivalent to the DSM-IV or ICD-10
diagnosis of schizophrenia
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The new term was created and became established in 2002 by the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology who wished to avoid the ambiguity of the old term, encompass recent advances in schizophrenia research, and move on from the stigma that had become associated with the schizophrenia diagnosis.
The new name was inspired by the biopsychosocial model; it increased the percentage of patients who were informed of the diagnosis from 37% to 70% over three years.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
psychiatric diagnosis that replaced the previous diagnostic category of Seishin Bunretsu Byo ("mind-split-disease") which was equivalent to the DSM-IV or ICD-10
ICD-10
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision is a medical classification list for the coding of diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases, as maintained by the...
diagnosis of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
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The new term was created and became established in 2002 by the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology who wished to avoid the ambiguity of the old term, encompass recent advances in schizophrenia research, and move on from the stigma that had become associated with the schizophrenia diagnosis.
The new name was inspired by the biopsychosocial model; it increased the percentage of patients who were informed of the diagnosis from 37% to 70% over three years.
External links
- Impact of the term Schizophrenia on the culture of ideograph: The Japanese experience By Kim, Yoshiharu; Berrios, German E. Schizophrenia Bulletin. Vol 27(2),2001, 181-185.