title: [The Basic Act on Measures against Alcohol-related Health Harm and Role of General Psychiatrists--With focus on SBRIT and Deadly Triangle].
abstract: Japan has just enacted a national law for alcohol, that named "Basic Act on Measures Against Alcohol-related Health Harm". This article includes 5 topics; i) General psychiatrists have the roles and responsibilities in this law, ii) All psychiatrists need to know about alcohol-related health harm and alcohol-related problem, iii) Alcohol dependence is attributed to change of neurotransmitter in the brain, iv) Mood disorder is more likely to be complicated by alcohol dependence and/or hazardous drinking. Some of the patients with the above-mentioned complicated disease have alcohol-induced mood disorder, v) If the patient has alcohol-induced mood disorder, it will place priority on alcoholism treatment and will be important to quickly resolve with abstinence. Finally, the proposals are made as follows; i) Making a guideline, ii) Physicians skilled at SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) should be qualified as a certifying physician, and having the qualification should allow reimbursing medical institutions for the alcohol related service provided.
authors.forename: Aro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horii
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.lastname: Aso Katsuro
authors.forename: Takefumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuzuriha
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakibuchi
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003863:Depression; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024382:Professional Role; D011570:Psychiatry; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide; D055815:Young Adult