Abstract: Disclosed is a novel measure that is effective in therapy etc. of psychiatric or neurological disorders or symptoms, such as anxiety or depressive disorders, and is unlikely to cause problems such as dependence and adverse effects and is highly safe. The present invention provides an agent for treating, preventing, or ameliorating psychiatric or neurological disorders or symptoms, wherein the agent contains any of the followings as an active ingredient: (1) disulfiram, (2) a metal complex of diethyldithiocarbamate, (3) a disulfide capable of generating diethyldithiocarbamate in the body, (4) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of (1), (2), or (3), and (5) a solvate of (1), (2), (3), or (4).

Abstract: A data read apparatus which, when reading data in a data region sequentially, consults information pieces indicative of positions of information pieces concerning files to identify a position of an information piece concerning a file corresponding to a data piece at a reading position, consults an information piece concerning the file at the identified position to calculate an output position in a temporary memory region to which the data is to be outputted, delivers the data read out of an area in the data region to the output position, decides whether files corresponding to outputted data are all present in the temporary memory region and delivers the files to a backup region in a unit of file when the presence of all files is determined.

Abstract: A data read apparatus which, when reading data in a data region sequentially, consults information pieces indicative of positions of information pieces concerning files to identify a position of an information piece concerning a file corresponding to a data piece at a reading position, consults an information piece concerning the file at the identified position to calculate an output position in a temporary memory region to which the data is to be outputted, delivers the data read out of an area in the data region to the output position, decides whether files corresponding to outputted data are all present in the temporary memory region and delivers the files to a backup region in a unit of file when the presence of all files is determined.