Neuropsychiatry
Outline
The Department of Neuropsychiatry at 色多多视频 was established in June 1972 under the leadership of its first chair, Professor YAMAGUCHI Nariyoshi. Initially based at Asanogawa Hospital, the department began providing clinical services in September 1974, coinciding with the opening of 色多多视频 Hospital.
In the early days, there were no dedicated (locked) psychiatric wards, and patients were admitted to internal medicine units. This changed in April 1976 with the opening of specialized psychiatric wards, including a secure (closed) ward. In April 2009, the department moved to its current location—a 36-bed unit on the third floor of the hospital’s annex building.
Today, psychiatrists play a vital role as specialists in brain and mind health. Their responsibilities continue to grow, requiring a scientific, evidence-based approach grounded in both neuroscience and human science. The department addresses a wide range of mental health needs, including psychiatric complications of physical illness, emergency psychiatric care, and forensic psychiatry.
We are dedicated to training psychiatrists with strong clinical skills, a commitment to research, and leadership potential. Our mission is to contribute to the advancement of mental health care and medical science through excellence in education, research, and patient care.
e-mail: psychiat@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Faculty
Professor and Chair
Professor Emeritus
Senior Assistant Professor
Senior Assistant Professor
Senior Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Lecturer
KITAMOTO Fukumi
Research Achievements
- Yusuke Nitta, Reiko Hashimoto,, Yoshihito Shimizu, Yuri Nakai, Hisao Nakai: Adherence to outpatient care among individuals withpre‐existing psychiatric disorders following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: A retrospective study.
Psychiatry Clin. Neuroscd. Rep. 2025;4:e70059. - Ayano Ohata, Yoko Koide, Yuzuru Kataoka, Takamitsu Shimada,Tatsuya Nagasawa, Takashi Uehara, Yasuhiro Kawasaki:
Evaluation of Brain Neural Networks in Patients with Schizophrenia.
J Kanazawa Med Univ 49：23 －30, 2024 - T. Uehara, M. Kurachi, T. Kondo, H. Abe, H. Itoh, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Suzuki: Apocynin-Tandospirone Derivatives Suppress Methamphetamine-Induced Hyperlocomotion in Rats with Neonatal Exposure to Dizocilpine. J Pers Med. 12: 366, 2022.
- Takamitsu Shimada, Genyo Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Saeki, Chikako Mizukoshi, Kazuo Chikazawa, Katsutoshi Nokura, Mitsuru Hasegawa, Tamami Maeda, Yoshiki Maeda,and Yasuhiro Kawasaki:A Retrospective Study on the Relationship Between Cognitive Function and Social Function in Patients With Schizophrenia.Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.14:348-356,2022
- T. Shimada, T. Uehara, T. Nagasawa, M. Hasegawa, Y. Maeda, Y. Kawasaki: A case report of late-onset schizophrenia differentiated from a dementing disorder. Neurocase 27:467-473, 2021.
External Research Funding
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Reiko Hashimoto, 2025-2028
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Tatsuya Nagasawa, 2024-2027
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Takashi Uehara, 2021-2023
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Takamitsu Shimada, 2021-2023
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Hiroaki Kihara, 2021-2023