https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x en-us 2023-04-30 04:17:53 UTC 2023-05-21 08:17:23 UTC hello@padlet.com aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572793717 Depression is treated as a primarily physical illness, not a physical and psychological illness. Japanese culture is typically collectivistic and this means that people may not want to "burden" their family or friends with their mental health]]> 2023-04-30 04:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572793717 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572793808 There is a lot of stigma about mental illness in Japan because it is seen as a personal weakness. This stigma can be what stops people from seeking treatment or reaching out for help. People have a tendency to either downplay their mental health or keep it to themselves]]> 2023-04-30 04:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572793808 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794249 Mental depression involves suicide. 
In Japan, men are more likely to be exposed to this risk, but women are, as well. 

]]> 2023-04-30 04:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794249 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794277 online forum
just like when you get an advice about human relationship online
make a poll about how people dealt with that problem
professional advice ]]> 2023-04-30 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794277 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794344 The way that Japanese people may describe symptoms of mental illness does not always align with the DSM-5. Using a diagnostic tool that may not translate across non-Western cultures means that it is possible that people are misdiagnosed or undiagnosed]]> 2023-04-30 04:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794344 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794989 Japan's gender appreciation is very behind other countries.
application that can help people who don't belong to their expected gender to reveal ?
App that can change how people think about those problems]]> 2023-04-30 04:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572794989 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795033 40s-year-old men, especially unemployed, are likely to have mental depression. ]]> 2023-04-30 04:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795033 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795113 2023-04-30 04:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795113 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795169 2023-04-30 04:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795169 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795992 2023-04-30 04:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572795992 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572796282 This is an interesting topic in a way getting pregnant and having baby is something only people who are biologically women can do. This is very complicated in a way, it contradicts to gender diversity concept]]> 2023-04-30 04:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572796282 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572796379 This application should be a tool for users to meet proper counselling, and this app should also include the closed-ended questions, like asking age, gender, and so on.  
  ]]> 2023-04-30 04:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572796379 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572799247 2023-04-30 04:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572799247 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572800479 The main issue that I want to look at is isolation and loneliness. Various research suggests that some people in Japan feel lonely and this is a significant contributing factor to their mental health. Research proves that strong social networks act as a protective barrier for mental health.

An app that uses an algorithm to find you weekly/fortnightly events to attend, based on your demographic information and personal interests. The app will be sponsored by a mental health provider and these are the people that will run the events. The events will be a chance for people to connect with other locals that have similar backgrounds and interests, while finding ways to positively impact their mental health. The goal of the app is to fight isolation and loneliness by building community]]> 2023-04-30 05:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572800479 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572800914 The main issue is that people refrain from getting advise from professional counselling due to stigma and cost.  

This app encourages users to overcome the stigma that prevents users to ask the professional ideas. This app shows how important to take the medical treatment for mental depression. Also, the counselling is held for free.
The app has the closed-ended question to identify what kind of therapy the users need to deal with the mental depression, and the details of the question goes to professional counsellor prior to opening counselling.  

]]> 2023-04-30 05:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2572800914 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2573627175 1, Kondo, Naoki, and Juhwan Oh. “Suicide and Karoshi (Death from Overwork) during the Recent Economic Crises in Japan: The Impacts, Mechanisms and Political Responses.” Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (1979-) 64, no. 8 (2010): 649–50. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40794056.

This article explains that Japanese working conditions have resulted in mental depression. 
For example, precarious employment in Japan has increased, and their income is about half of regular employment despite of their high workload. In addition, overtime which is not paid sufficiently leads to high rate of mental depression and suicide. 
However, that mental depression includes not only deteriorated working conditions but also Japanese cultural mattes, such as strong sense of responsibility to their co-workers and companies.  ]]> 2023-05-01 11:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2573627175 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2579593217 Koyama, Asuka., Miyake, Yuko., Kawakami, Norito., Tsuchiya, Masao., Tachimori, Hisateru., Takeshima, Takashi., and World Mental Health Japan Survey Group, 2002-2006. "Lifetime prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity and demographic correlates of "hikikomori" in a community population in Japan." Psychiatry research, 176, no. 1 (2010), 69–74.

This research paper reported social isolation called hikikomori, which can be seen in younger generations more often, was associated with psychiatric disorder. Also, they found that isolated people have 6 times higher risk to have mental depression. 
Onset of hikikomori in the age of 30s or 40s is caused by their loss of jobs, and this phenomenon has been caused in Japan whose society is very competitive and gives social pressure making them think that losers cannot be accepted. 
Among teenagers, the fear and anxiety of Japanese competitive society develops their isolation, which led to mental depression. ]]> 2023-05-05 14:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2579593217 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2586991073 Uematsu, Akiko., Nakamura, Maya., Hashimoto, Kazuyuki., and Komuro, Yasuhiro. "Daigakusei wo taisho to shita mental helath tyousa hokoku: gakuseisoudanshitsukatsudo no tennkaiwo saguru tameni [Mental health of students in Japanese University: Implications for the University Mental Support Center]". The Bulletin of Ryukokuji University, no. 7 (2016), 71-81

Ida Akihito., Mizuno, Kunpei., Irie, Tomonari., Nishimura Takayuki., Kawasaki, Naoki., Saito, Mika. "Shingata korona uirusu kansenkakudai ga daigakusei ni oyobosu eikyou (daiippo) ~Hokkaido naino daigaku heno tyousakekka kara ~ [Effects of the Spread of COVID-19 On College students (Part 1) ~ Results from a Survey of Universities in Hokkaido~". Bulletin of Hokkaido School University School of Lifelong Sport, no. 12 (2021), 147-158.   

According to Uematsu et al, (2016), one of the reasons making university students refrain from asking help from the counsellors is that asking professional mental advise is representation of the weakness and no ability to control oneself (p. 73). 
In addition, he also states that loneliness and isolation are more likely to happen among freshmen because they can struggle with finding opportunities to connect with other people (p. 77-78). And, this led to mental depression among them.

According to Ida et al (2021), half of the university students felt stressed due to the isolation caused by COVID-19, and 20 percent of them were mentally depressed. 
Because almost all classes were conducted via zoom in 2020 and 2021, some university students went back to their home city to live with their family, which led to the loss of social connection with other students (negatively affected their social activity even after they came back to university.)

 ]]> 2023-05-11 10:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2586991073 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590094881 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912003/#:~:text=A%20form%20of%20severe%20social,school%20for%20months%20or%20years.
There is a phenomena amongst young people in Japan called hikikomori, this is when people become socially isolated and withdrawn from the rest of society. Essentially, they are modern-day hermits. As one can imagine, this can have adverse effects on an individual's mental health. This can be a predictor and/or cause of poor mental health]]> 2023-05-14 15:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590094881 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590097773 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190129-the-plight-of-japans-modern-hermits
This article suggests that modern technology and internet addictions have the ability to encourage a culture of solitude and isolation. However, this article also suggests that the internet can be the solution and be used to bring people together and assist with isolation. One example of this was a remote counselling service]]> 2023-05-14 15:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590097773 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590101020 https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/06/asia/japan-hikikomori-study-covid-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=Across%20Japan%2C%20nearly%201.5%20million,for%20at%20least%20six%20months.
Prior to COVID-19, Japan was already struggling with a "loneliness epidemic" but as expected, this was exacerbated by the global pandemic. Approximately, 1.5 million people in Japan have withdrawn from society. Some manage to complete necessary tasks such as going to the grocery store but others are completely confined to their rooms and rely on delivery/online shopping for survival

]]> 2023-05-14 15:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590101020 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590651044 About the source of ability of Internet, I strongly agree with the ability of the Internet to connect people. This source can be used to explain the practicality and significance of our app. 

In terms of isolation associated with the covid-19, it is clear that covid-19 deteriorated the social issue of isolation which was one of the main factors causing mental depression. 
The resources I found also insisted that half of uni students in Japan felt stressed and 20 percent of them had mental depression. 
This idea is helpful for the app ideas: connecting uni students who lost or have no places to belong to due to the aftermath of covid-19.  ]]> 2023-05-15 04:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590651044 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590676277 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORthIsoLP0
ABC news created a short documentary that explored hikikomori culture in Japan

]]> 2023-05-15 04:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590676277 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590700499 2023-05-15 04:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590700499 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590707120 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/japan-hikikomori-isolation-society
This article shows multiple photos of different hikikomori people and sheds some light on their stories. It shows the different ways that people may fall into this lifestyle and how they may get help. Some of these people have been in their rooms for up to seven years. ]]> 2023-05-15 04:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590707120 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590905594 https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL704WVNL70UBQU00N.html

This newspaper illustrates how isolation affects mental depression in Japan. It explains the two traits of Japanese culture. One of them is that Japanese people tend to maintain the relationship that they do not want in order to maintain the harmony within the group in which they belong to. As a result, they tend to make no effort to understand people from outside or different cultures and become poor at flat communication. This is how isolation can happen. 
In addition, Japan is not very familiar with churches that meet regularly, civic organizations, and other activities. Japan ranks 101st out of 149 countries in terms of social capital, which refers to the level of human connections and trust. This is the lowest among developed countries. I fear that the recent trend to glorify solitude, saying that "being alone is enough" and "I don't need connections," will exacerbate the loneliness among Japanese people.]]> 2023-05-15 07:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590905594 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590935385 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210602/k10013062981000.html
This media talks about the university students’ mental depression under covid-19. Because of it, all classes were conducted online, and it led to isolation and mental stress coming from anxiety of their future. 
In addition, almost half of university students were stressed, and 20 percent of interviewed students had mental depression due to online classes and restriction of their activities. This restriction of activities still affects university students' life in a way that they possibly struggle with finding their places to belong to. ]]> 2023-05-15 07:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2590935385 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2591107195 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14417200

This news article illustrates the relationship between the isolation and mental depression of university students under covid-19. The author claimed that restriction of their school life negatively affects their mental health. Based on the qualitative data (interview), they found that some of them could not get out of their bed for several days due to the mental depression caused by isolation. It also said that the feeling of loneliness and anxiety of their future developed to the thoughts of suicide. 
So, we can use this news article to explain how significant it is to deal with the isolation by our app. ]]> 2023-05-15 10:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2591107195 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592246587 https://diamond.jp/articles/-/199432

This is a Japanese News article addressing about how in Japan, there are many people especially University students that are willing to contribute to the society through Volunteering but can't find enough information about how they can actually do it. I thought this article is helpful for our project in a way, our app is going to connect people who want help and people who want to volunteer. ]]> 2023-05-16 02:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592246587 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592260153 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy/92/5/92_92.20076/_pdf/-char/ja

This is a Japanese academic kiterature about how University Students during the Covid period suffered from social withdrawal. I thought this essay is relevant and useful for our project because those people are the targets and the problem that we want to solve through this app.]]> 2023-05-16 02:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592260153 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592271434 https://catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/opac_download_md/4372005/43_p001.pdf

this academic literature is about a research how university stundents were mentally and phisically influenced by the Covid-19. I thought this essay is necessary for our project as it mentions about how meeting people and belonging to a group is very important for human especially when they are young like university students. Our app is going to be about how to solve this problem]]> 2023-05-16 02:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592271434 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592382394 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy/92/5/92_92.20320/_pdf/-char/ja

This academic literature examine the relation of influence of Covid to the university students and isolation. Moreover it focus on how attachment or sense of belonging is important for the university students just like the other literature and news article that I've attached. I thought this literature is related to our project as it talks about how University students are suffering from isolation due to the Covid. ]]> 2023-05-16 04:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592382394 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592400046 https://www.nippon.com/ja/japan-data/h01400/

This is a Japanese web article by Benesse Corporation, Japan's most extensive education company. It is about the result of the interview asking university students how many friends they have from the university. The result suggested that most respondents are struggling to find a friend and finding this a problem because it is difficult for them to get the sense that they are growing up without a friend.. I thought this web article is relevant to our project as it talks about how important friends are for university students and the fact that most students struggle to make friends or join a group.

]]> 2023-05-16 04:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592400046 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592405667 https://www.advertimes.com/20221228/article408084/

This is a Japanese web article about how SNS is used by university students to make friends during the Covid shutdown. I thought this article is relevant and useful for our project as it talk about how SNS is playing a key role for the university students to make friend which is something similar to what we are trying to create. ]]> 2023-05-16 04:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592405667 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592416453
Although we are going to focus more on students rather than the office workers for our project , I thought we can use this resource to explain how important it is for a human to get connected to someone no matter what age they are. ]]> 2023-05-16 04:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592416453 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592425773 I thought that focusing on connecting person to person or connecting to a group is better than just encouraging them to join an event because that is the hardest part. By connecting to a person or group, it is more likely for that person to attend an event as they can obtain a. sense that they actually belong to it.]]> 2023-05-16 04:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592425773 ihayaharuto https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592429868 I thought this is contradicting as it mentions about how people refrain their selves from getting professional advice due to the cost but doesn't explain how the app is going to manage with that problem. However, I also can't come up with a solution for this...]]> 2023-05-16 04:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592429868 beru142sdky https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592462283 His resources are about how university students struggled with social withdrawal under Covid-19. Also, he found the resource that meeting people is essential for humans, which is very useful t explain the significance of our app. 

In terms of social media he found, SNS is useful to make friends and get connected with others. Our app is based on this idea, and good resource to use. 
Also, Japanese university students have difficulty to figure out how to contribute to society and find volunteer. Our app can solve this issue and support university students' desire. ]]> 2023-05-16 05:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2592462283 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593198943 https://borgenproject.org/mental-health-in-japan/
This article suggests that Japan has a low prevalence of CMD due to the stigma and shame surrounding mental illness. It is also suggested that blame is attributed to the individual with a mental illness. It is also possible that mental illnesses have a low prevalence in Japan because they are underreported.]]> 2023-05-16 14:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593198943 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593210912 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9978762/
This study was interested in investigating whether there were changes to people's social isolation and loneliness during the first (2020) and second (2021) years of the pandemic. Social isolation is the objective separation from others while loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone or isolated. The results of the study suggested that social isolation decreased between 2020 and 2021 but loneliness increased. Interesting to note that the subjective feeling of being alone may not correspond with the objective reality ]]> 2023-05-16 14:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593210912 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593215835 2023-05-16 14:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593215835 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593228963 This image is interesting because it shows three people on their own islands, doing their own thing without interacting with other people. The links to Japanese culture described here is fascinating, as it appears that social/civic activities are underdeveloped. Purely social groups do not seem to be emphasised or perceived as valuable in Japanese society. The idea that solitude is glorified is another root cause for isolation. I hope that our app will be able to challenge this thinking and allow people to see the benefits of belonging to a group]]> 2023-05-16 14:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593228963 aletanaajulo https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593242595 It is sad that university students want the opportunity to engage with their community and contribute to society through volunteering but this is inaccessible to them. Volunteering can have positive mental health benefits for those that volunteer and those that are the recipients of the volunteer work. If more university students had the option to volunteer, isolation and poor mental health could be reduced. I believe that providing a volunteering option on our app can fill this void and help university students find an easy way to volunteer]]> 2023-05-16 14:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mentalhealthjapan/pfcm0db5l7wse81x/wish/2593242595