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Psycho-oncology & Palliative Care

Akechi T, Okuyama T, Sagawa R, Uchida M, Nakaguchi T, Ito Y & Furukawa TA (in press) Social anxiety disorder as a hidden psychiatric commorbidity among cancer patients. Palliative and Supportive Care.
Asai, M., Akizuki, N., Akechi, T., Nakano, T., Shimizu, K., Umezawa, S., Ogawa, A., Matsui, Y. & Uchitomi, Y. (in press). Psychiatric disorders and stress factors experienced by staff members in cancer hospitals: a preliminary finding from psychiatric consultation service at National Cancer Center Hospitals in Japan. Palliative and Supportive Care.
Ando, M, Morita, T & Akechi, T (in press). Factors in the Short-Term Life Review that affect spiritual well-being in patients. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.
Ando, M, Morita, T, Akechi, T & Ifuku, Y (in press). A qualitative study of mindfulness-based meditation therapy in Japanese cancer patients. Support Care Cancer.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Endo C, Sagawa R, Uchida M, Nakaguchi T, Akazawa T, Yamashita H, Toyama T & Furukawa TA (in press) Patient's perceived need and psychological distress and/or quality of life in ambulatory breast cancer patients in Japan. Psychooncology.
Wang XS, Cleeland C, Mendoza TR, Yun HO, Wang Y, Okuyama T, Johnson V, (in press) Impact of Cultural and Linguistic Factors on Symptom Reporting by Patients with Cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Akazawa T, Akechi T, Morita T, Miyashita M, Sato K, Tsuneto S, Shima Y & Furukawa TA (in press) Self-perceived burden in terminally ill cancer patients: A categorization of care strategies based on bereaved family members' perspective. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Katsumata R, Sagawa R, Akechi T, Shinagawa Y, Nakaaki S, Inagaki A, Okuyama T, Akazawa T & Furukawa TA (in press) A case with Hodgkin lymphoma and fronto-temporal degeneration (FTLD)-like dementia facilitated by chemotherapy. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Ando, M, Morita, T, Akechi, T & Okamoto, T (in press). Efficacy of short-term life review interviews on the spiritual well-being of terminally ill cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Ando M, Morita T, Akechi T, Ito S, Yanaka M, Ifuki Y, Nakayama K (in press) The efficacy of mindfulness-based meditation therapy on anxiety, depression and spirituality in Japanese cancer patients Journal of Palliative Medicine
Martin-Sanchez E, Furukawa TA, Taylor J & Martin JL (in press) Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabis treatment for chronic pain. Pain Medicine.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Nakano T, Akizuki N, Okamura M, Shimizu K, Okuyama T, Furukawa T.A & Uchitomi Y (in press). Gender differences in factors associated with suicidal ideation in major depression among cancer patients. Psychooncology.
Akechi T, Ietsugu T, Sukigara M, Okamura H, Nakano T, Akizuki N, Okamura M, Shimizu K, Okuyama T, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (in press) Symptom indicator of severity of depression in cancer patients: a comparison of the DSM-IV criteria with alternative diagnostic criteria. General Hospital Psychiatry.
Fujimori M, Akechi T, Akizuki N, Okamura M, Oba A, Sakano Y & Uchitomi Y (in press) Good communication when receiving bad news about cancer in Japan. Psycho-Oncology.
Morita T, Hyodo I, Yoshimi T, Ikenaga M, Tamura Y, Yoshizawa A, Shimada A, Akechi T, Miyashita M & Adachi I (in press) Association between hydration volume and symptoms in terminally ill cancer patients with abdominal malignancies. Annals of Oncology.
Okuyama T, Endo C, Seto T, Kato M, Seki N, Akechi T, Furukawa TA, Eguchi K & Hosaka T (2009) Cancer patients' reluctance to discuss psychological distress with their physicians was not associated with underrecognition of depression by physicians: a preliminary study. Palliative and Supportive Care, 7, 229-233.
Sagawa R, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Uchida M & Furukawa TA (2009) Etiologies of delirium and their relationship to reversibility and motor subtype in cancer patients. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39, 175-182.
Okuyama T, Akechi T, Yamashita H, Toyama T, Endo C, Sagawa R, Uchida M & Furukawa TA (2009) Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Short-form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire (SCNS-SF34-J). Psycho-Oncology.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Okuyama T, Furukawa TA, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2009) Psychosocial factors and survival after diagnosis of inoperable non-small cell lung cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 18, 23-29.
Okuyama T, Endo C, Seto T, Kato M, Seki N, Akechi T, Furukawa TA, Eguchi K & Hosaka T (2008) Cancer patients' reluctance to disclose their emotional distress to their physicians: a study of Japanese patients with lung cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 17, 460-465.
Okuyama T, Akechi T, Shima Y, Sugahara Y, Okamura H, Hosaka T, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2008) Factors correlated with fatigue in terminally ill cancer patients: a longitudinal study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 35, 515-523.
Inagaki M, Isono M, Okuyama T, Sugawara Y, Akechi T, Akizuki N, Fujimori M, Mizuno M, Shima Y, Kinoshita H & Uchitomi Y (2008) Plasma interleukin-6 and fatigue in terminally ill cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 35, 153-161.
Endo C, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Seto T, Kato M, Seki N, Eguchi K, Hosaka T & Furukawa TA (2008) Patient-perceived barriers to the psychological care of Japanese patients with lung cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38, 653-660.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Onishi J, Morita T & Furukawa TA (2008) Psychotherapy for depression among incurable cancer patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD005537. Paper that changed our practices
Akechi T, Hirai K, Motooka H, Shiozaki M, Chen J, Momino K, Okuyama T & Furukawa TA (2008) Problem-solving therapy for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients: preliminary clinical experience from psychiatric consultations. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38, 867-870.
Okuyama T, Nakane Y, Endo C, Seto T, Kato M, Seki N, Akechi T, Furukawa TA, Eguchi K & Hosaka T (2007) Mental health literacy in Japanese cancer patients: ability to recognize depression and preferences of treatments-comparison with Japanese lay public. Psycho-Oncology, 16, 834-842. Paper that changed our practices
Fujimori M, Parker PA, Akechi T, Sakano Y, Baile WF & Uchitomi Y (2007) Japanese cancer patients' communication style preferences when receiving bad news. Psycho-Oncology, 16, 617-625.
Shimizu K, Akechi T, Shimamoto M, Okamura M, Nakano T, Murakami T, Ito T, Oba A, Fujimori M, Akizuki N, Inagaki M & Uchitomi Y (2007) Can psychiatric intervention improve major depression in very near end-of-life cancer patients? Palliative and Supportive Care, 5, 3-9. Paper that changed our practices
Akechi T, Taniguchi K, Suzuki S, Okamura M, Minami H, Okuyama T, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2007) Multifaceted psychosocial intervention program for breast cancer patients after first recurrence: feasibility study. Psycho-Oncology, 16, 517-524.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Akizuki N, Shimizu K, Inagaki M, Fujimori M, Shima Y, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2007) Associated and predictive factors of sleep disturbance in advanced cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 16, 888-894.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Akizuki N, Azuma H, Sagawa R, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2006) Course of psychological distress and its predictors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 15, 463-473.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Sugawara Y, Shima Y, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2006) Screening for depression in terminally ill cancer patients in Japan. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 31, 5-12.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Sugawara Y, Nakano T, Shima Y & Uchitomi Y (2004) Suicidality in terminally ill Japanese patients with cancer. Cancer, 100, 183-191. Paper that changed our practices
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Sugawara Y, Nakano T, Shima Y & Uchitomi Y (2004) Major depression, adjustment disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder in terminally ill cancer patients: associated and predictive factors. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22, 1957-1965.
Morita T, Akechi T, Ikenaga M, Kizawa Y, Kohara H, Mukaiyama T, Nakaho T, Nakashima N, Shima Y, Matsubara T, Fujimori M & Uchitomi Y (2004) Communication about the ending of anticancer treatment and transition to palliative care. Annals of Oncology, 15, 1551-1557.
Morita T, Hyodo I, Yoshimi T, Ikenaga M, Tamura Y, Yoshizawa A, Shimada A, Akechi T & Adachi I (2004) Incidence and underlying etiologies of bronchial secretion in terminally ill cancer patients: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 27, 533-539.
Morita T, Ikenaga M, Adachi I, Narabayashi I, Kizawa Y, Honke Y, Kohara H, Mukaiyama T, Akechi T, Kurihara Y & Uchitomi Y (2004) Concerns of family members of patients receiving palliative sedation therapy. Supportive Care in Cancer.
Morita T, Kawa M, Honke Y, Kohara H, Maeyama E, Kizawa Y, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2004) Existential concerns of terminally ill cancer patients receiving specialized palliative care in Japan. Supportive Care in Cancer, 12, 137-140.
Murakami Y, Okamura H, Sugano K, Yoshida T, Kazuma K, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2004) Psychologic distress after disclosure of genetic test results regarding hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma. Cancer, 101, 395-403.
Okuyama T, Wang XS, Akechi T, Mendoza TR, Hosaka T, Cleeland CS & Uchitomi Y (2004) Adequacy of cancer pain management in a Japanese cancer hospital. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34, 37-42.
Suzuki S, Akechi T, Kobayashi M, Taniguchi K, Goto K, Sasaki S, Tsugane S, Nishiwaki Y, Miyaoka H & Uchitomi Y (2004) Daily omega-3 fatty acid intake and depression in Japanese patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 90, 787-793.
Akechi T, Nakano T, Akizuki N, Okamura M, Sakuma K, Nakanishi T, Yoshikawa E & Uchitomi Y (2003) Somatic symptoms for diagnosing major depression in cancer patients. Psychosomatics, 44, 244-248. Paper that changed our practices
Akechi T, Sakuma K, Okamura M, Akizuki N, Oba A, Nakano T & Uchitomi Y (2003) Trauma in a nurse after patient suicide. Psychosomatics, 44, 522-523.
Akizuki N, Akechi T, Nakanishi T, Yoshikawa E, Okamura M, Nakano T, Murakami Y & Uchitomi Y (2003) Development of a brief screening interview for adjustment disorders and major depression in patients with cancer. Cancer, 97, 2605-2613.
Fujimori M, Oba A, Koike M, Okamura M, Akizuki N, Kamiya M, Akechi T, Sakano Y & Uchitomi Y (2003) Communication skills training for Japanese oncologists on how to break bad news. Journal of Cancer Education, 18, 194-201.
Matsuoka Y, Yamawaki S, Inagaki M, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2003) A volumetric study of amygdala in cancer survivors with intrusive recollections. Biological Psychiatry, 54, 736-743.
Morita T, Hirai K, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2003) Similarity and difference among standard medical care, palliative sedation therapy, and euthanasia: a multidimensional scaling analysis on physicians' and the general population's opinions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 25, 357-362.
Okuyama T, Wang XS, Akechi T, Mendoza TR, Hosaka T, Cleeland CS & Uchitomi Y (2003) Validation study of the Japanese version of the brief fatigue inventory. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 25, 106-117.
Okuyama T, Wang XS, Akechi T, Mendoza TR, Hosaka T, Cleeland CS & Uchitomi Y (2003) Japanese version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory: a validation study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 26, 1093-1104.
Taniguchi K, Akechi T, Suzuki S, Mihara M & Uchitomi Y (2003) Performance status 1 predicts psychological response in female, but not male, ambulatory cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 11, 465-471.
Taniguchi K, Akechi T, Suzuki S, Mihara M & Uchitomi Y (2003) Lack of marital support and poor psychological responses in male cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 11, 604-610.
Uchitomi Y, Mikami I, Nagai K, Nishiwaki Y, Akechi T & Okamura H (2003) Depression and psychological distress in patients during the year after curative resection of non-small-cell lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 21, 69-77.
Akechi T, Nakano T, Akizuki N, Nakanishi T, Yoshikawa E, Okamura H & Uchitomi Y (2002) Clinical factors associated with suicidality in cancer patients. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32, 506-511.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2002) Predictive factors for suicidal ideation in patients with unresectable lung carcinoma. Cancer, 95, 1085-1093.
Matsuoka Y, Nakano T, Inagaki M, Sugawara Y, Akechi T, Imoto S, Murakami K, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (2002) Cancer-related intrusive thoughts as an indicator of poor psychological adjustment at 3 or more years after breast surgery: a preliminary study. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 76, 117-124.
Morita T, Akechi T, Sugawara Y, Chihara S & Uchitomi Y (2002) Practices and attitudes of Japanese oncologists and palliative care physicians concerning terminal sedation: a nationwide survey. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 20, 758-764.
Nakano T, Wenner M, Inagaki M, Kugaya A, Akechi T, Matsuoka Y, Sugahara Y, Imoto S, Murakami K & Uchitomi Y (2002) Relationship between distressing cancer-related recollections and hippocampal volume in cancer survivors. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 2087-2093.
Sugawara Y, Akechi T, Shima Y, Okuyama T, Akizuki N, Nakano T & Uchitomi Y (2002) Efficacy of methylphenidate for fatigue in advanced cancer patients: a preliminary study. Palliative Medicine, 16, 261-263.
Tanaka K, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2002) Impact of dyspnea, pain, and fatigue on daily life activities in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 23, 417-423.
Tanaka K, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2002) Prevalence and screening of dyspnea interfering with daily life activities in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 23, 484-489.
Tanaka K, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2002) Factors correlated with dyspnea in advanced lung cancer patients: organic causes and what else? Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 23, 490-500.
Uchitomi Y, Kugaya A, Akechi T, Nakano T, Inagaki M, Matsuoka Y, Kagaya A & Yamawaki S (2002) Lack of association between suicidal ideation and enhanced platelet 5-HT2A receptor-mediated calcium mobilization in cancer patients with depression. Biological Psychiatry, 52, 1159-1165.
Akechi T, Nakano T, Okamura H, Ueda S, Akizuki N, Nakanishi T, Yoshikawa E, Matsuki H, Hirabayashi E & Uchitomi Y (2001) Psychiatric disorders in cancer patients: descriptive analysis of 1721 psychiatric referrals at two Japanese cancer center hospitals. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, 188-194.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2001) Psychiatric disorders and associated and predictive factors in patients with unresectable nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: a longitudinal study. Cancer, 92, 2609-2622.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (2001) Why do some cancer patients with depression desire an early death and others do not? Psychosomatics, 42, 141-145.
Akechi T, Okuyama T, Imoto S, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (2001) Biomedical and psychosocial determinants of psychiatric morbidity among postoperative ambulatory breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 65, 195-202.
Okano Y, Okamura H, Watanabe T, Narabayashi M, Katsumata N, Ando M, Adachi I, Kazuma K, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2001) Mental adjustment to first recurrence and correlated factors in patients with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 67, 255-262.
Okuyama T, Tanaka K, Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Nishiwaki Y, Hosaka T & Uchitomi Y (2001) Fatigue in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer: prevalence, correlated factors, and screening. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 22, 554-564.
Uchitomi Y, Kugaya A, Akechi T, Nakano T, Wenner M, Okamura H, Takebayashi M, Kagaya A, Saeki T & Yamawaki S (2001) Three sets of diagnostic criteria for major depression and correlations with serotonin-induced platelet calcium mobilization in cancer patients. Psychopharmacology, 153, 244-248.
Uchitomi Y, Mikami I, Kugaya A, Nakano T, Okuyama T, Akechi T & Okamura H (2001) Physician support and patient psychologic responses after surgery for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: a prospective observational study. Cancer, 92, 1926-1935.
Akechi T, Fukue-Saeki M, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Nishiwaki Y, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (2000) Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale. Psycho-Oncology, 9, 395-401.
Akechi T, Okamura H, Kugaya A, Nakano T, Nakanishi T, Akizuki N, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (2000) Suicidal ideation in cancer patients with major depression. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30, 221-224.
Kugaya A, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nakano T, Mikami I, Okamura H & Uchitomi Y (2000) Prevalence, predictive factors, and screening for psychologic distress in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer. Cancer, 88, 2817-2823.
Okamura H, Watanabe T, Narabayashi M, Katsumata N, Ando M, Adachi I, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2000) Psychological distress following first recurrence of disease in patients with breast cancer: prevalence and risk factors. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 61, 131-137.
Okamura H, Yamamoto N, Watanabe T, Katsumata N, Takashima S, Adachi I, Kugaya A, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2000) Patients' understanding of their own disease and survival potential in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 61, 145-150.
Okuyama T, Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Imoto S, Nakano T, Mikami I, Hosaka T & Uchitomi Y (2000) Factors correlated with fatigue in disease-free breast cancer patients: application of the Cancer Fatigue Scale. Supportive Care in Cancer, 8, 215-222.
Okuyama T, Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Shima Y, Maruguchi M, Hosaka T & Uchitomi Y (2000) Development and validation of the cancer fatigue scale: a brief, three-dimensional, self-rating scale for assessment of fatigue in cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 19, 5-14.
Oyama H, Kaneda M, Katsumata N, Akechi T & Ohsuga M (2000) Using the bedside wellness system during chemotherapy decreases fatigue and emesis in cancer patients. Journal of Medical Systems, 24, 173-182.
Tanaka K, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nishiwaki Y & Uchitomi Y (2000) Development and validation of the Cancer Dyspnoea Scale: a multidimensional, brief, self-rating scale. British Journal of Cancer, 82, 800-805.
Uchitomi Y, Mikami I, Kugaya A, Akizuki N, Nagai K, Nishiwaki Y, Akechi T & Okamura H (2000) Depression after successful treatment for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. Cancer, 89, 1172-1179.
Akechi T (1999) Desire or early death in cancer patients and clinical oncology. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 29, 646.
Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Nakano T, Okuyama T, Mikami I, Shima Y, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (1999) Suicidal thoughts in cancer patients: clinical experience in psycho-oncology. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 53, 569-573.
Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okamura H, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (1999) Fatigue and its associated factors in ambulatory cancer patients: a preliminary study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 17, 42-48.
Kugaya A, Akechi T, Nakano T, Okamura H, Shima Y & Uchitomi Y (1999) Successful antidepressant treatment for five terminally ill cancer patients with major depression, suicidal ideation and a desire for death. Supportive Care in Cancer, 7, 432-436.
Kugaya A, Akechi T, Okamura H, Mikami I & Uchitomi Y (1999) Correlates of depressed mood in ambulatory head and neck cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 8, 494-499.
Mikami I, Akechi T, Kugaya A, Okuyama T, Nakano T, Okamura H, Yamawaki S & Uchitomi Y (1999) Screening for nicotine dependence among smoking-related cancer patients. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research, 90, 1071-1075.
Nakano T, Kugaya A, Akechi T, Mikami I, Okuyama T, Okamura H & Uchitomi Y (1999) Algorithm for the treatment of major depression in patients with advanced cancer. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 53 Suppl, S61-65.

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Kojima M, Hayano J, Suzuki S, Seno H, Kasuga H, Takahashi H, Toriyama T, Kawahara H & Furukawa TA (in press) Depression, alexythymia and long-term mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Kojima M, Kojima T, Suzuki S, Oguchi T, Oba M, Tsuchiya H, Sugiura F, Kanayama Y, Furukawa T, Tokudome S & Ishiguro N (in press) Depression, inflammation and pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Care and Research.
Kojima M, Kojima T, Ishiguro N & Furukawa TA (2010) Exploring the link between depression and rheumatoid arthritis: prospects for optimal therapeutic success. International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 5, 273-275.
Akechi T, Ishiguro C, Okuyama T, Endo C, Sagawa R, Uchida M & Furukawa TA (2010) Delirium training program for nurses. Psychosomatics, 51, 106-111.
Kojima M, Kojima T, Ishiguro N, Oguchi T, Oba M, Tsuchiya H, Sugiura F, Furukawa TA, Suzuki S & Tokudome S (2009) Psychosocial factors, disease status, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 67, 425-431.
Akechi T, Ietsugu T, Sukigara M, Okamura H, Nakano T, Akizuki N, Okamura M, Shimizu K, Okuyama T, Furukawa TA & Uchitomi Y (2009) Symptom indicator of severity of depression in cancer patients: a comparison of the DSM-IV criteria with alternative diagnostic criteria. General Hospital Psychiatry, 31, 225-232.
Watanabe N, Stewart R, Jenkins R, Bhugra DK & Furukawa TA (2008) The epidemiology of chronic fatigue, physical illness, and symptoms of common mental disorders: A cross-sectional survey from the second British National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64, 357-362.
Takasaki Y, Kawakami N, Tsuchiya M, Ono Y, Nakane Y, Nakamura Y, Tachimori H, Iwata N, Uda H, Nakane H, Watanabe M, Naganuma Y, Furukawa T, Hata Y, Kobayashi M, Miyake Y, Takeshima T & Kikkawa T (2008) Heart disease, other circulatory diseases, and onset of major depression among community residents in Japan: results of the World Mental Health Survey Japan 2002-2004. Acta Medica Okayama, 62, 241-249.
Shimizu K, Akizuki N, Akechi T, Okamura M, Oba A, Shimamoto M, Inagaki M & Uchitomi Y (2008) Clinical experience of the modified nurse-assisted screening and psychiatric referral program. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6, 29-32.
Kojima M, Hayano J, Fukuta H, Sakata S, Mukai S, Ohte N, Seno H, Toriyama T, Kawahara H, Furukawa TA & Tokudome S (2008) Loss of fractal heart rate dynamics in depressive hemodialysis patients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70, 177-185.
Kojima M, Hayano J, Tokudome S, Suzuki S, Ibuki K, Tomizawa H, Nakata A, Seno H, Toriyama T, Kawahara H & Furukawa TA (2007) Independent associations of alexithymia and social support with depression in hemodialysis patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 63, 349-356.
Kitamura T, Yoshida K, Okano T, Kinoshita K, Hayashi M, Toyoda N, Ito M, Kudo N, Tada K, Kanazawa K, Sakumoto K, Satoh S, Furukawa T & Nakano H (2006) Multicentre prospective study of perinatal depression in Japan: incidence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 9, 121-130.
Nakano Y, Oshima M, Sugiura-Ogasawara M, Aoki K, Kitamura T & Furukawa TA (2004) Psychosocial predictors of successful delivery after unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions: a cohort study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 109, 440-446.
Hori S, Nakano Y, Yamada A, Azuma H, Noda Y, Sugiura M, Aoki K, Kitamura T & Furukawa TA (2002) Personality, social support, coping and emotional distress after repeated spontaneous abortions. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 23, 133-140.
Inagaki M, Akizuki N, Kugaya A, Fujii H, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2002) Metyrapone for Cushing's syndrome. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 1246.
Nakano Y, Sugiura M, Aoki K, Hori S, Oshima M, Kitamura T & Furukawa TA (2002) Japanese version of the Quality of Relationship Inventory: its reliability and validity among women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 56, 527-532.
Sugiura-Ogasawara M, Furukawa TA, Nakano Y, Hori S, Aoki K & Kitamura T (2002) Depression as a potential causal factor in subsequent miscarriage in recurrent spontaneous aborters. Human Reproduction, 17, 2580-2584.
Murakami Y, Gondo N, Okamura H, Akechi T & Uchitomi Y (2001) Guilt from negative genetic test findings. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 1929.
Hori S, Nakano Y, Furukawa TA, Ogasawara M, Katano K, Aoki K & Kitamura T (2000) Psychosocial factors regulating natural-killer cell activity in recurrent spontaneous abortions. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 44, 299-302.