Psychosomatic Problems Involved in International Marriage(Changing Family Relationships and Health Problems)

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  • Onishi Mamoru
    Tochigi Mental Health Center:Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Yamaderd Wataru
    Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Nakayama Kazuhiko
    Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University School of Medicine

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  • 国際結婚例における心身医学的問題(変貌する家族関係と健康問題)(第35回日本心身医学会総会)
  • 国際結婚例における心身医学的問題
  • コクサイ ケッコンレイ ニ オケル シンシン イガクテキ モンダイ

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Abstract

Of all patients who made an international marriage and who visited the psychiatric outpatient clinic of Jikei University Hospital between 1982 and 1993,15 patients who had particularly strong somatic symptoms in addition to mental symptoms were analyzed from the viewpoint of psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine to consider psychosomatic problems involved in international marriage. 1) International marriage for economic reasons is increasing in Japan. The number of Japanese men who get married to women from other Asian countries has recently increased in urban areas as well as in rural areas. 2) In such cases, conflicts concerning the position of the non-Japanese wife in the Japanese family and the relationship between the wife and the mother-in-law are problematic, rather than affectional conflicts between the wife and the husband themselves. 3) Poor marital relationship. such as divorce or separation, is underlying the illness. Although many of the non-Japanese wives or husbands intend to live permanently in Japan, regardless of the marital status, they are usually in an economically diffcult situation, only having a weak basis of livelihood. 4) Problems related to aging of persons who made an international marriage has gradually come to the surface. In these cases, children have grown up to blend in with the Japanese society, leaving their parents alone. 5) Somatic symptoms. including those regarded as climacteric disorders and aging phenomena. of patients who made an international marriage often involve the aspect of psychosomatic medicine. 6) Activities in the community and a positive relationship with volunteers who help non-Japanese residents are particularly important for patients who are apt to be isolated.

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