Mitsuhiko Yamada

TL;DR: It seems obvious that a greater understanding of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of MAOIs could result in improved treatment of the patients in the future, and selective MAO-B inhibitors and RIMAs hold promise as safer alternatives to classicalMAOIs.

TL;DR: Interventions of active contact and follow-up are recommended to reduce the risk of a repeat suicide attempt at 12 months in patients admitted to EDs with a suicide attempt, however, the long-term effect was not confirmed.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the presence of nine- or fewer repeat alleles of hDAT1 is a strong risk factor for a worse prognosis of METH psychosis.

TL;DR: Three scales to measure attitudes toward suicide — the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire, Suicide Attitude Questionnaire and Attitudes Toward Suicide (ATTS) — were identified and each has its own characteristics and should be used in accordance with research purposes.

TL;DR: In internal medicine clinics in Japanese rural hospitals, thePHQ-2 with an optimal cutoff point for each setting plus the suicidality item of the PHQ-9 can be recommended to detect depression without missing suicideality.