We study the diagnosis, treatment, etiology, and pathophysiology of various mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dementia from a bio-psychosocial perspective.
Research Topics
Genomic Research
- Pathophysiological studies of schizophrenia, depression/bipolar disorder, substance-related and addictive disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders using genomic medicine
- Development of new diagnostic and treatment prediction methods for psychiatric disorders using polygenic models
- Investigation of etiology and pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders by whole genome sequencing (WGS)
Masashi Ikeda Norio Ozaki Branko Aleksic Hiroki Kimura Itaru Kushima
Clinical Pharmacology & Epidemiology
- Psychopathology/psychopharmacological epidemiological studies of delirium and other mental disorders
- Research on driving skills based on individual brain traits in patients with psychiatric disorders
- Clinical pharmacology/epidemiological studies of schizophrenia, depression/bipolar disorder, and sleep disorders
Toshiya Inada Kunihiro Iwamoto Masako Tachibana Seiko Miyata
Psychotherapy
- Dynamic psychotherapy・Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
- Consultation and liaison psychiatry (head and neck cancer, organ transplantation, oral pain disorders)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Biological pathogenesis (genetics, cognitive function, neurophysiology), diagnosis, evaluation, and intervention of neurodevelopmental disorders
- Association of neurodevelopmental disorders with comorbid somatic disorders
- Research on genetic testing and counseling needs in psychiatry
- Research on the development and evaluation of child and adolescent psychiatry training programs
Hidekazu Kato Yoshihiro Nawa Kazuhiro Takeda
Neuropathology
- Clinical research on mental disorders of old age, pathological research on the elderly with dementia
- Neuropathological studies of geriatric psychiatric disorders and schizophrenia
Hiroshige Fujishiro Youta Yorii Kuniyuki Iwata Shusei Arafuka
Neuroimaging
- Research on the pathophysiology of mental disorders, auxiliary diagnosis, treatment efficacy, and prediction of prognosis using MRI
Psychopathology
- Psychopathology and psychotherapy of psychiatric disorders and of the periphery, such as social withdrawal, and clinical case conferences based on descriptive case reports
- Research on dissemination of the guideline
Perinatal Research
- A genomic cohort study of changes in mothers’ mood due to psychosocial factors and a cohort study of the development of their children
Basic Research
- Drug discovery for psychiatric disorders using model cells and animals for psychiatric disorders based on disease risk variants
- Research using iPS cells derived from patients with psychiatric disorders
Daisuke Mori Yuko Arioka Hiroki Okumura
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