title: [Meaning of rest in therapy for the depressive disorders-- role of the stress care ward].
abstract: The Meaning of Rest in Therapy for the Depressive Disorders-The Role of Stress Care Ward Rest is necessary in the therapy for the depressive disorders, even in the case that pharmcotherapy or psychological treatment seems to be effective. In this paper, the meaning of rest is examined, which is inclined to be underestimated. Especially, the meaning of admission in therapy for the depressive disorders is recognized and re-estimated. Rest is minimum environmental requirement for restoring spontaneous healing, and also is maximum therapeutic strategy for activating it. Systematic medical provision of rest is admission to stress-care ward, and it is given as environment in which stress-related sickness patients are able to be really rest. According to the study at the stress-care ward in the Siranui hospital in 2004, standard citizens were admitted with moderate depressive state, and around 90% patients were recovered after about three month therapy. Most important important therapeutic factors were supposed to be abundant stuff supply and team therapy. There are not enough hospital beds for the depressive disordered patients as adequate environment for rest. We hope radical medical policy change in this area in near future. We think that evidence based study is needed for examining effectiveness of rest and admission to stress-care ward as therapeutic strategy.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012146:Rest; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors