Parkside Shibata Mental Health Clinic

Counseling, Medication

Welcome to Parkside Shibata Mental Health Clinic web site

Parkside Shibata Mental Health Clinic is a comprehensive provider of psychiatric outpatients clinic service.
We offer the treatment for various aspects of psychiatric conditions such as,acute psychosis,Depression,Panic attack,Insomnia,Eating disorder,Social Phobia(Social Anxiety Disorder),Epilepsy and senile psychosis,Dementia etc.
Treatment programs we offer are with sufficient counseling and suitable medications.
Recently foreigners with depressive state caused by maladaptation to Japanese society have been on the increase.
Please contact us before the conditions got worse.
Not only psychiatric services we can provide general medicine service.
For the prevent of cerebrovascular disease, We must take a continuous attention to hypertension and hyperglycemia and also hyperlipidemia.
These uncontrolled condition will cause serious result.
Electroencepharograph check provided.
A medical opinion for the wardship judge under the civil law can be drew up.
Please contact directly.

2. Psychiatry in Japan, some issues about support for outpatient medical care.  

There are two types of welfare assistance available in outpatient treatment.

1. Jiritsushiennseido=Psychiatry, indepence support system.

Depend on both income and severity of disease, in principle, 10% of the medical expenses for those who are continuously undergoing outpatient psychotherapy or drug therapy due to mental illness will be borne by them.

2. Mental Disability Certificate Card=Seishinshougaisyatechou.

This card certificates that a person is in a state of mental disorder. Attempt to make up for the disadvantages of disabilities by issueing handbooks in order to promote the independence and social participation of persons with mental disabilities.Depending on your condition. You will also have to pay 10% of your medical expenses yourself.

Notice. Application form for both the independence support system and Mental Disbability Certificate are aveilable at the clinic.Please note that each municipality has a different application form.

Notice. You can apply for the Mental Disablity Certificate after half a year has passed since your first visit.

3. Slightly detailed notes on receiving psychiatric outpatient treatment in Japan.  

Sleeping pills and anti-anxiety pills are limited to 30days per prescription.

A prescription issued by a doctor is valid for only 4days. There for please pick up your medicine at the pharmacy within 4days of receiving it.

Without public insurence, self-paid medical treatment, alleviates some of these requirements.

By notification of the health authorities,remote consultation is possibe even for psychiatric consultaions, but actual consultation is required for the first visit and for every third times prescription.

Concerta and Vyvance can only be prescribed by a certified psychiatrist and pharmacy.

Receiving a prescription for remote medical treatment is, in principle, a procedure to send the prescription to the patient's home by real mail from the clinic. Alternatively, we mail medicines from Tanabe Pharmacy, which is adjacent to our hospital.

An electric prescription system has been started, in which clinics directly instruct pharmacies with degital prescription, but it is not fully deveioped yet. Wait a while until the implementation.

4. Learn more about ADHD Medication in Japan.  

As an example of many inquiries, with the global increase in ADHD patients, the number of foreign patients requiring ADHD treatment is also increasing. There are 4kinds of antiADHD medicines available in Japan. Concerta=Stimulant, Vyvance=Stimulant, Stratera=Atmoxetine=produced from the development process of antidepressants,Intuniv=guanfacine hydrochloride=produced from the development process of hypotensive drugs=suppressing autonomic nervous system.

Of the four drugs listed above, Concerta and Vyvance are strictly restricted by authorities in prescription. Conduct several screenig tests and a detailed intelligence test will be conducted as needed.

Especialy Vyvance must be started before age 20. For patients over the age 20, only those with a Certificate or medical letter which probe that the patient has been treated by Vyvance under the age of 20 or treated by Vyvance are proved by Certificate, are allowed to prescribe.

5.Sick leave compensation systems available to those working for a Japanese company.

Sick leave compensation is called [shobyo teate-kin]Injury sickness allowance. You obtain the necessary form from the company's welfare department; generally, you have to visit the Doctor twice a month while on leave and submit the paperwork to the depatment once a month, then you get at least 60% of basic wages.

6. Remote practice. Online Exermination And Medication Guidance

After the consultaion, please pay via both PayPay's QR code or bank transfer provided. The consultation fee is about 3910yen(This is the sum of the self-paid portion of the digital device usage surcharge and the self-paid portion of the insured medical treatment. If you do not have a Japanese medical card and wish to pay for private payment, the cost will be approximately 7000yen.There are two ways to receive your prescription: either have it mailed to your home from a pharmacy arranged by our clinic, or you will be issued a digital prescription, which you can then present at any pharmacy along with your My Number card to receive your prescription. For digital prescriptions, you must obtain a My Number card.Please note that the above prices do not include medication costs.

Clinic Location

Yokohama, Naka-ku Yamashita-cho 25 Ueda building 2nd floor →MAP

Tokyu Corporation Toyoko Line Direct Yokohama MINATOMIRAI Railway Nihon-odori Station or Motomachi-Chukagai Station is only 4 minutes walk from our clinic.

Please take a taxi or Bus from JR " Sakuragi-cho Station". You will arrive in just 5 minutes to our clinic.

Clinic is located near the Yamashita Park, Yokohama Bay front. Behind the "Kanagawa Prefectural Hall", MIZUMACHI street.
About 150 years ago the city was opened leaderly after the break of seclusionism under EDO era.
So this area was used to be the foreign residense(Bruff).
If you have a chance to visit this exotic town in Japan, please visit our clinic not only for medical service.

Payment

All Japanese official insurance plans are accepted. Please bring the Shikakukakuninsyo(updated public insurance card) or Mynumber apprication; detailed insurance information noted inside apprication.With public insurance for first visit are about 4000 to 10000yen.
If you don't have these insurance,it cost about two times official insurance rate for the services.(private practice)

Estimated cost(with no insurance):Only for councelling(first time) :about 20000yen (second time~):about 10000yen.

Credit cards are accepted.(VISA, NICOS and DINERS)

Contact

For more informations,please contact us by e-mail hirooykj@yk.rim.or.jp

Phone No.045-222-0336(For only reservation call No.045-222-0338) Fax No.045-222-0337