A Pilot Study of Tele-psychological Support for Japanese ResidentsOverseas

随着经济和文化的日益全球化，近年来日本海外居民人数迅速增加。与此同时，由于文化和生活方式的差异，精神健康恶化的日本侨民人数也在增加。本研究试图将基于网络的远程心理支持应用于实际，以促进我国精神卫生政策一直忽视的老年人心理健康。特别是，日本侨民的心理健康和寻求帮助的行为进行了调查，心理健康资源和他们中的许多人居住的主要省份的管理法律进行了审查。作为试点研究，远程心理干预对他们的有效性进行了检查。

With increased globalization of economy and culture, the number of Japanese residents overseas rapidly increases in recent years. At the same time, the number of Japanese expatriates, who suffers from mental health deterioration, also increases because of the cultural and lifestyle differences. This study tried to put internet based tele-psychological support into practical use for the purpose of contributing to promote their mental health, which was overlooked so far by our mental health policy. In particular, mental health and help seeking behavior of Japanese expatriates was investigated and mental health resources and governing law of the main provinces where many of them live were scrutinized. As a pilot study, the effectiveness of tele-psychological intervention for them was examined.