Akechi, T., S. Aiki, K. Sugano, M. Uchida, A. Yamada, H. Komatsu, T. Ishida, S. Kusumoto, S. Iida, and T. Okuyama, Does cognitive decline decrease health utility value in older adult patients with cancer? Psychogeriatrics, 2016.

Akechi, T., K. Momino, and H. Iwata, Author reply: Brief screening of breast cancer survivors with distressing fear of recurrence. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2016. 156(1): p. 205-6.

Akizuki, N., K. Shimizu, M. Asai, T. Nakano, T. Okusaka, K. Shimada, H. Inoguchi, M. Inagaki, M. Fujimori, T. Akechi, and Y. Uchitomi, Prevalence and predictive factors of depression and anxiety in patients with pancreatic cancer: a longitudinal study. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2016. 46(1): p. 71-7.

Fujimori, M., T. Akechi, and Y. Uchitomi, Factors associated with patient preferences for communication of bad news. Palliat Support Care, 2016: p. 1-8.

Fujisawa, D., H. Inoguchi, H. Shimoda, K. Yoshiuchi, S. Inoue, A. Ogawa, T. Okuyama, T. Akechi, M. Mimura, K. Shimizu, and Y. Uchitomi, Impact of depression on health utility value in cancer patients. Psychooncology, 2016. 25(5): p. 491-5.

Inoguchi, H., K. Shimizu, H. Shimoda, K. Yoshiuchi, T. Akechi, M. Uchida, A. Ogawa, D. Fujisawa, S. Inoue, and Y. Uchitomi, Screening for untreated depression in cancer patients: a Japanese experience. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2016.

Ishida, K., S. Ando, H. Komatsu, S. Kinoshita, Y. Mori, and T. Akechi, Psychological burden on patients with cancer of unknown primary: from onset of symptoms to initial treatment. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2016. 46(7): p. 652-60.

Kawaguchi, A., K. Nemoto, S. Nakaaki, T. Kawaguchi, H. Kan, N. Arai, N. Shiraishi, N. Hashimoto, and T. Akechi, Insular Volume Reduction in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder. Front Psychiatry, 2016. 7: p. 3.

Kubota, Y., T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, S. Umezawa, T. Nakaguchi, K. Sugano, Y. Ito, F. Katsuki, Y. Nakano, T. Nishiyama, Y. Katayama, and T. Akechi, Effectiveness of a psycho-oncology training program for oncology nurses: a randomized controlled trial. Psychooncology, 2016. 25(6): p. 712-8.

Ogawa, S., M. Kondo, J. Okazaki, R. Imai, K. Ino, T.A. Furukawa, and T. Akechi, The relationships between symptoms and quality of life over the course of cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder in Japan. Asia Pac Psychiatry, 2016.

Okuyama, T., Y. Kizawa, T. Morita, H. Kinoshita, M. Uchida, A. Shimada, A.S. Naito, and T. Akechi, Current Status of Distress Screening in Designated Cancer Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Survey in Japan. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 2016. 14(9): p. 1098-104.

Onishi, H., M. Ishida, H. Toyama, I. Tanahashi, K. Ikebuchi, Y. Taji, K. Fujiwara, and T. Akechi, Early detection and successful treatment of Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with advanced carcinoma of the external genitalia during chemotherapy. Palliat Support Care, 2016. 14(3): p. 302-6.

Sugiyama, Y., N. Sakamoto, M. Ohsawa, M. Onizuka, K. Ishida, Y. Murata, A. Iio, K. Sugano, K. Maeno, H. Takeyama, T. Akechi, and K. Kimura, A Retrospective Study on the Effectiveness of Switching to Oral Methadone for Relieving Severe Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain and Limiting Adjuvant Analgesic Use in Japan. J Palliat Med, 2016. 19(10): p. 1051-1059.

Takeuchi, H., T. Saeki, K. Aiba, K. Tamura, K. Aogi, K. Eguchi, K. Okita, Y. Kagami, R. Tanaka, K. Nakagawa, H. Fujii, N. Boku, M. Wada, T. Akechi, Y. Udagawa, Y. Okawa, Y. Onozawa, H. Sasaki, Y. Shima, N. Shimoyama, M. Takeda, T. Nishidate, A. Yamamoto, T. Ikeda, and K. Hirata, Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines 2010 for antiemesis in oncology: executive summary. Int J Clin Oncol, 2016. 21(1): p. 1-12.

Yamada, A., N. Miyachi, T. Miura, M. Suzuki, N. Watanabe, and T. Akechi, Long-term poor rapport, lack of spontaneity and passive social withdrawal related to acute post-infectious encephalitis: a case report. Springerplus, 2016. 5: p. 345.

Yamauchi, T., M. Inagaki, N. Yonemoto, M. Iwasaki, T. Akechi, N. Sawada, H. Iso, M. Noda, S. Tsugane, and J.S. Group, History of diabetes and risk of suicide and accidental death in Japan: The Japan Public Health Centre-based Prospective Study, 1990-2012. Diabetes Metab, 2016. 42(3): p. 184-91.

Akechi T, Uchida M, Nakaguchi T, Okuyama T, Sakamoto N, Toyama T, Yamashita H.Difference of patient's perceived need in breast cancer patients after diagnosis. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jan;45(1):75-80.

Akechi T, Furukawa TA.Depressed with cancer can respond to antidepressants, but further research is needed to confirm and expand on these findings. Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 Feb;18(1):28.

Akechi T, Momino K, Iwata H.　Brief screening of patients with distressing fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Sep;153(2):475-6.

Akechi T, Momino K, Miyashita M, Sakamoto N, Yamashita H, Toyama T.
Anxiety in disease-free breast cancer patients might be alleviated by provision of psychological support, not of information. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2015 Oct;45(10):929-33.

Ito Y, Okuyama T, Ito Y, Kamei M, Nakaguchi T, Sugano K, Kubota Y, Sakamoto N, Saitoh S,Akechi T. Good death for children with cancer: a qualitative study.
Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2015 Apr;45(4):349-55.

Kondo M, Kiyomizu K, Goto F, Kitahara T, Imai T, Hashimoto M, Shimogori H, Ikezono T, Nakayama M, Watanabe N, Akechi T. Analysis of vestibular-balance symptoms according to symptom duration: dimensionality of the Vertigo Symptom Scale-short form. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2015 Jan 22;13:4.

Okuyama T, Sugano K, Iida S, Ishida T, Kusumoto S, Akechi T. Screening Performance for Frailty Among Older Patients With Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Two Approaches. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 Dec;13(12):1525-31.

Onishi H, Ishida M, Toyama H, Tanahashi I, Ikebuchi K, Taji Y, Fujiwara K, Akechi T. Early detection and successful treatment of Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with advanced carcinoma of the external genitalia during chemotherapy. Palliat Support Care. 2015 Dec 11:1-5.

Shimizu K, Nakaya N, Saito-Nakaya K, Akechi T, Ogawa A, Fujisawa D, Sone T, Yoshiuchi K, Goto K, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S, Uchitomi Y. Personality traits and coping styles explain anxiety in lung cancer patients to a greater extent than other factors. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2015 May;45(5):456-63.

Sugano K, Okuyama T, Iida S, Komatsu H, Ishida T, Kusumoto S, Uchida M, Nakaguchi T, Kubota Y, Ito Y, Takahashi K, Akechi T. Medical Decision-Making Incapacity among Newly Diagnosed Older Patients with Hematological Malignancy Receiving First Line Chemotherapy: A Cross-Sectional Study of Patients and Physicians. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0136163.

Uchida M, Okuyama T, Ito Y, Nakaguchi T, Miyazaki M, Sakamoto M, Kamiya T, Sato S, Takeyama H, Joh T, Meagher D, Akechi T. Prevalence, course and factors associated with delirium in elderly patients with advanced cancer: a longitudinal observational study. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2015 Oct;45(10):934-40.

Wada S, Shimizu K, Inoguchi H, Shimoda H, Yoshiuchi K, Akechi T, Uchida M, Ogawa A, Fujisawa D, Inoue S, Uchitomi Y, Matsushima E. The Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Age in Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Dec;50(6):768-77.

Watanabe N, Horikoshi M, Yamada M, Shimodera S, Akechi T, Miki K, Inagaki M, Yonemoto N, Imai H, Tajika A, Ogawa Y, Takeshima N, Hayasaka Y, Furukawa TA; Steering Committee of the Fun to Learn to Act and Think through Technology Project. Adding smartphone-based cognitive-behavior therapy to pharmacotherapy for major depression (FLATT project): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials. 2015 Jul 7;16:293.

Yonemoto N, Tanaka S, Furukawa TA, Kato T, Mantani A, Ogawa Y, Tajika A, Takeshima N, Hayasaka Y, Shinohara K, Miki K, Inagaki M, Shimodera S, Akechi T, Yamada M, Watanabe N, Guyatt GH; SUN(^_^)D Investigators.
Strategic use of new generation antidepressants for depression: SUN(^_^) D protocol update and statistical analysis plan. Trials. 2015 Oct 14;16:459.

Akechi, T., K. Momino, T. Yamashita, T. Fujita, H. Hayashi, N. Tsunoda, and H. Iwata, Contribution of problem-solving skills to fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2014. 145(1): p. 205-10.

Azuma, H. and T. Akechi, Effects of psychosocial functioning, depression, seizure frequency, and employment on quality of life in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav, 2014. 41: p. 18-20.

Banno, K., S. Nakaaki, J. Sato, K. Torii, J. Narumoto, J. Miyata, N. Hirono, T.A. Furukawa, M. Mimura, and T. Akechi, Neural basis of three dimensions of agitated behaviors in patients with Alzheimer disease. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2014. 10: p. 339-48.

Hashimoto, N., S. Nakaaki, A. Kawaguchi, J. Sato, H. Kasai, T. Nakamae, J. Narumoto, J. Miyata, T.A. Furukawa, and M. Mimura, Brain structural abnormalities in behavior therapy-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder revealed by voxel-based morphometry. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2014. 10: p. 1987-96.

Katsuki, F., H. Takeuchi, N. Watanabe, N. Shiraishi, T. Maeda, Y. Kubota, M. Suzuki, A. Yamada, and T. Akechi, Multifamily psychoeducation for improvement of mental health among relatives of patients with major depressive disorder lasting more than one year: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 2014. 15: p. 320.

Kawaguchi, A, S. Nakaaki, T. Kawaguchi, N. Hashimoto, S. Ogawa, M. Suzuki, T. Ii, K. Sugano, T. Akechi, Hippocampal volume increased after cognitive behavioral therapy in a patient with social anxiety disorder: A case report. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. Volume 26 Issue 4, Fall 2014, pp. E4-E5

Matsuoka, T., Y. Kato, S. Taniguchi, M. Ogawa, H. Fujimoto, A. Okamura, K. Shibata, K. Nakamura, H. Uchida, S. Nakaaki, H. Koumi, M. Mimura, K. Fukui, and J. Narumoto, Japanese versions of the executive interview (J-EXIT25) and the executive clock drawing task (J-CLOX) for older people. Int Psychogeriatr, 2014. 26(8): p. 1387-97.

Momino, K., T. Akechi, T. Yamashita, T. Fujita, H. Hayahi, N. Tsunoda, M. Miyashita, and H. Iwata, Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Concerns About Recurrence Scale (CARS-J). Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2014. 44(5): p. 456-62.

Morita, T., M. Kuriya, M. Miyashita, K. Sato, K. Eguchi, and T. Akechi, Symptom burden and achievement of good death of elderly cancer patients. J Palliat Med, 2014. 17(8): p. 887-93.

Nakanotani, T., T. Akechi, T. Takayama, A. Karato, Y. Kikuuchi, N. Okamoto, K. Katayama, M. Yokoo, and A. Ogawa, Characteristics of elderly cancer patients' concerns and their quality of life in Japan: a Web-based survey. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2014. 44(5): p. 448-55.

Shibayama, O., K. Yoshiuchi, M. Inagaki, Y. Matsuoka, E. Yoshikawa, Y. Sugawara, T. Akechi, N. Wada, S. Imoto, K. Murakami, A. Ogawa, A. Akabayashi, and Y. Uchitomi, Association between adjuvant regional radiotherapy and cognitive function in breast cancer patients treated with conservation therapy. Cancer Med, 2014. 3(3): p. 702-9.

Shiraishi, N., A. Nishida, S. Shimodera, T. Sasaki, N. Oshima, N. Watanabe, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Okazaki, Relationship between violent behavior and repeated weight-loss dieting among female adolescents in Japan. PLoS One, 2014. 9(9): p. e107744.

Shiraishi, N., N. Watanabe, Y. Kinoshita, A. Kaneko, S. Yoshida, T.A. Furukawa, and T. Akechi, Brief psychoeducation for schizophrenia primarily intended to change the cognition of auditory hallucinations: an exploratory study. J Nerv Ment Dis, 2014. 202(1): p. 35-9.

Suzuki, M., A. Yamada, N. Watanabe, T. Akechi, F. Katsuki, T. Nishiyama, M. Imaeda, T. Miyachi, K. Otaki, Y. Mitsuda, A. Ota, and T.A. Furukawa, A failure to confirm the effectiveness of a brief group psychoeducational program for mothers of children with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2014. 10: p. 1141-53.

Yamauchi, T., M. Inagaki, N. Yonemoto, M. Iwasaki, M. Inoue, T. Akechi, H. Iso, S. Tsugane, and J.S. Group, Death by suicide and other externally caused injuries after stroke in Japan (1990-2010): the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study. Psychosom Med, 2014. 76(6): p. 452-9.

Yamauchi, T., M. Inagaki, N. Yonemoto, M. Iwasaki, M. Inoue, T. Akechi, H. Iso, S. Tsugane, and J.S. Group, Death by suicide and other externally caused injuries following a cancer diagnosis: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. Psychooncology, 2014. 23(9): p. 1034-41.

Yokoo, M., T. Akechi, T. Takayama, A. Karato, Y. Kikuuchi, N. Okamoto, K. Katayama, T. Nakanotani, and A. Ogawa, Comprehensive assessment of cancer patients' concerns and the association with quality of life. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2014. 44(7): p. 670-6.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, K. Sugano, Y. Kubota, Y. Ito, N. Sakamoto, and Y. Kizawa, Assessing medical decision making capacity among cancer patients: Preliminary clinical experience of using a competency assessment instrument. Palliat Support Care, 2013: p. 1-5.

Asai, M., N. Akizuki, M. Fujimori, K. Shimizu, A. Ogawa, Y. Matsui, T. Akechi, K. Itoh, M. Ikeda, R. Hayashi, T. Kinoshita, A. Ohtsu, K. Nagai, H. Kinoshita, and Y. Uchitomi, Impaired mental health among the bereaved spouses of cancer patients. Psychooncology, 2013. 22(5): p. 995-1001.

Fielding, R., W.W. Lam, S.C. Shun, T. Okuyama, Y.H. Lai, M. Wada, T. Akechi, W.W. Li, and N. for Asia-Pacific Psycho-Oncology, Attributing variance in supportive care needs during cancer: culture-service, and individual differences, before clinical factors. PLoS One, 2013. 8(5): p. e65099.

Furukawa, T.A., Y. Nakano, T. Funayama, S. Ogawa, T. Ietsugu, Y. Noda, J. Chen, N. Watanabe, and T. Akechi, Cognitive-behavioral therapy modifies the naturalistic course of social anxiety disorder: findings from an ABA design study in routine clinical practices. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2013. 67(3): p. 139-47.

Inagaki, M., T. Akechi, T. Okuyama, Y. Sugawara, H. Kinoshita, Y. Shima, K. Terao, S. Mitsunaga, A. Ochiai, and Y. Uchitomi, Associations of interleukin-6 with vegetative but not affective depressive symptoms in terminally ill cancer patients. Support Care Cancer, 2013. 21(8): p. 2097-106.

Kawaguchi, A., S. Nakaaki, T. Kawaguchi, and T. Akechi, A case of schizophrenia accompanied by lissencephaly. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2013. 25(4): p. E17-8.

Kawaguchi, A., N. Watanabe, Y. Nakano, S. Ogawa, M. Suzuki, M. Kondo, T.A. Furukawa, and T. Akechi, Group cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with generalized social anxiety disorder in Japan: outcomes at 1-year follow up and outcome predictors. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2013. 9: p. 267-75.

Morokuma, I., S. Shimodera, H. Fujita, H. Hashizume, N. Kamimura, A. Kawamura, A. Nishida, T.A. Furukawa, and S. Inoue, Psychoeducation for major depressive disorders: a randomised controlled trial. Psychiatry Res, 2013. 210(1): p. 134-9.

Nakaaki, S., J. Sato, K. Torii, T. Kawaguchi, A. Kawaguchi, J. Narumoto, and M. Mimura, Reduction in white matter before and after the development of delusions of theft in a patient with Alzheimer disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2013. 25(4): p. E15-6.

Nakaaki, S., J. Sato, K. Torii, T. Kawaguchi, A. Kawaguchi, J. Narumoto, and M. Mimura, Neuroanatomical abnormalities before the onset of various types of delusions in a patient with Alzheimer disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2013. 25(3): p. E65-6.

Nakaaki, S., J. Sato, K. Torii, M. Oka, A. Negi, T. Nakamae, J. Narumoto, J. Miyata, T.A. Furukawa, and M. Mimura, Neuroanatomical abnormalities before onset of delusions in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a voxel-based morphometry study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2013. 9: p. 1-8.

Nakaaki, S., J. Sato, K. Torii, M. Oka, A. Negi, T. Nakamae, J. Narumoto, J. Miyata, T.A. Furukawa, and M. Mimura, Decreased white matter integrity before the onset of delusions in patients with Alzheimer's disease: diffusion tensor imaging. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2013. 9: p. 25-9.

Nakaguchi, T., T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, Y. Ito, H. Komatsu, M. Wada, and T. Akechi, Oncology nurses' recognition of supportive care needs and symptoms of their patients undergoing chemotherapy. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2013. 43(4): p. 369-76.

Nakano, Y., T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, and M. Sugiura-Ogasawara, Cognitive behavior therapy for psychological distress in patients with recurrent miscarriage. Psychol Res Behav Manag, 2013. 6: p. 37-43.

Sato, J., S. Nakaaki, K. Torii, M. Oka, A. Negi, H. Tatsumi, J. Narumoto, T.A. Furukawa, and M. Mimura, Behavior management approach for agitated behavior in Japanese patients with dementia: a pilot study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2013. 9: p. 9-14.

Snyder, C.F., A.L. Blackford, T. Okuyama, T. Akechi, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, M.A. Carducci, and A.W. Wu, Using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 in clinical practice for patient management: identifying scores requiring a clinician's attention. Qual Life Res, 2013. 22(10): p. 2685-91.

Sugiura-Ogasawara, M., Y. Nakano, Y. Ozaki, and T.A. Furukawa, Possible improvement of depression after systematic examination and explanation of live birth rates among women with recurrent miscarriage. J Obstet Gynaecol, 2013. 33(2): p. 171-4.

Watanabe, N., T.A. Furukawa, S. Shimodera, F. Katsuki, H. Fujita, M. Sasaki, Y. Suga, K. Kakeda, and M.L. Perlis, Can assessors in a psychotherapy trial be successfully blinded? Analysis of a randomized controlled trial on psychotherapy for refractory insomnia in residual depression. Psychother Psychosom, 2013. 82(6): p. 401-3.

Akechi, T., Psychotherapy for depression among patients with advanced cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2012. 42(12): p. 1113-9.

Akechi, T., T. Akazawa, Y. Komori, T. Morita, H. Otani, T. Shinjo, T. Okuyama, and M. Kobayashi, Dignity therapy: Preliminary cross-cultural findings regarding implementation among Japanese advanced cancer patients. Palliat Med, 2012. 26(5): p. 768-9.

Akechi, T., M. Miyashita, T. Morita, T. Okuyama, M. Sakamoto, R. Sagawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Good death in elderly adults with cancer in Japan based on perspectives of the general population. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2012. 60(2): p. 271-6.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, T. Nakaguchi, Y. Ito, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, H. Komatsu, Y. Kizawa, and M. Wada, Perceived needs, psychological distress and quality of life of elderly cancer patients. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2012. 42(8): p. 704-10.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, T. Nakaguchi, K. Sugano, Y. Kubota, Y. Ito, Y. Kizawa, and H. Komatsu, Clinical indicators of depression among ambulatory cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2012. 42(12): p. 1175-80.

Ando, M., T. Morita, T. Akechi, and K. Takashi, Factors in narratives to questions in the short-term life review interviews of terminally ill cancer patients and utility of the questions. Palliat Support Care, 2012: p. 1-8.

Asai, M., N. Akizuki, M. Fujimori, K. Shimizu, A. Ogawa, Y. Matsui, T. Akechi, K. Itoh, M. Ikeda, R. Hayashi, T. Kinoshita, A. Ohtsu, K. Nagai, H. Kinoshita, and Y. Uchitomi, Impaired mental health among the bereaved spouses of cancer patients. Psychooncology, 2012.

Cipriani, A., M. Purgato, T.A. Furukawa, C. Trespidi, G. Imperadore, A. Signoretti, R. Churchill, N. Watanabe, and C. Barbui, Citalopram versus other anti-depressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2012. 7: p. CD006534.

Hirai, K., H. Motooka, N. Ito, N. Wada, A. Yoshizaki, M. Shiozaki, K. Momino, T. Okuyama, and T. Akechi, Problem-solving therapy for psychological distress in Japanese early-stage breast cancer patients. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2012. 42(12): p. 1168-74.

Kinoshita, K., Y. Kinoshita, S. Shimodera, A. Nishida, K. Inoue, N. Watanabe, N. Oshima, T. Akechi, T. Sasaki, S. Inoue, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Okazaki, Not only body weight perception but also body mass index is relevant to suicidal ideation and self-harming behavior in Japanese adolescents. J Nerv Ment Dis, 2012. 200(4): p. 305-9.

Kishi, Y., M. Kato, T. Okuyama, and S. Thurber, Treatment of delirium with risperidone in cancer patients. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2012. 66(5): p. 411-7.

Shimizu, K., N. Nakaya, K. Saito-Nakaya, T. Akechi, Y. Yamada, M. Fujimori, A. Ogawa, D. Fujisawa, K. Goto, M. Iwasaki, S. Tsugane, and Y. Uchitomi, Clinical biopsychosocial risk factors for depression in lung cancer patients: a comprehensive analysis using data from the Lung Cancer Database Project. Ann Oncol, 2012. 23(8): p. 1973-9.

Shimodera, S., T. Kato, H. Sato, K. Miki, Y. Shinagawa, M. Kondo, H. Fujita, I. Morokuma, Y. Ikeda, T. Akechi, N. Watanabe, M. Yamada, M. Inagaki, N. Yonemoto, T.A. Furukawa, and S. Investigators, The first 100 patients in the SUN(^_^)D trial (strategic use of new generation antidepressants for depression): examination of feasibility and adherence during the pilot phase. Trials, 2012. 13: p. 80.

Watanabe, N., A. Nishida, S. Shimodera, K. Inoue, N. Oshima, T. Sasaki, S. Inoue, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Okazaki, Help-seeking behavior among Japanese school students who self-harm: results from a self-report survey of 18,104 adolescents. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2012. 8: p. 561-9.

Watanabe, N., A. Nishida, S. Shimodera, K. Inoue, N. Oshima, T. Sasaki, S. Inoue, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Okazaki, Deliberate self-harm in adolescents aged 12-18: a cross-sectional survey of 18,104 students. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 2012. 42(5): p. 550-60.

Yamada, A., M. Kato, M. Suzuki, M. Suzuki, N. Watanabe, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders. BMC Psychiatry, 2012. 12: p. 119.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, C. Endo, R. Sagawa, M. Uchida, T. Nakaguchi, T. Akazawa, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, and T.A. Furukawa, Patient's perceived need and psychological distress and/or quality of life in ambulatory breast cancer patients in Japan. Psychooncology, 2011. 20(5): p. 497-505.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, R. Sagawa, M. Uchida, T. Nakaguchi, Y. Ito, and T.A. Furukawa, Social anxiety disorder as a hidden psychiatric comorbidity among cancer patients. Palliat Support Care, 2011. 9(1): p. 103-5.

Ando, M., T. Morita, T. Akechi, and Y. Ifuku, A qualitative study of mindfulness-based meditation therapy in Japanese cancer patients. Support Care Cancer, 2011. 19(7): p. 929-33.

Ando, M., T. Morita, K. Hirai, T. Akechi, H. Kira, E. Ogasawara, and K. Jingu, Development of a Japanese Benefit Finding scale (JBFS) for patients with cancer. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 2011. 28(3): p. 171-5.

Azuma, H., A. Yamada, Y. Shinagawa, Y. Nakano, N. Watanabe, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Ictal physiological characteristics of remitters during bilateral electroconvulsive therapy. Psychiatry Res, 2011. 185(3): p. 462-4.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Akechi, S. Shimodera, M. Yamada, K. Miki, N. Watanabe, M. Inagaki, and N. Yonemoto, Strategic use of new generation antidepressants for depression: SUN(^_^)D study protocol. Trials, 2011. 12: p. 116.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Akechi, S. Wagenpfeil, and S. Leucht, Relative indices of treatment effect may be constant across different definitions of response in schizophrenia trials. Schizophr Res, 2011. 126(1-3): p. 212-9.

Furukawa, T.A., H. Azuma, H. Takeuchi, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, 10-year course of social adjustment in major depression. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011. 57(5): p. 501-508.

Hashimoto, N., S. Nakaaki, I.M. Omori, J. Fujioi, Y. Noguchi, Y. Murata, J. Sato, H. Tatsumi, K. Torii, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, Distinct neuropsychological profiles of three major symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder Psychiatry Research, 2011. 187: p. 166-173.

Katsuki, F., H. Takeuchi, M. Konishi, M. Sasaki, Y. Murase, A. Naito, H. Toyoda, M. Suzuki, N. Shiraishi, Y. Kubota, Y. Yoshimatsu, and T.A. Furukawa, Pre-post changes in psychosocial functioning among relatives of patients with depressive disorders after Brief Multifamily Psychoeducation: A pilot study. BMC Psychiatry, 2011. 11: p. 56.

Kinoshita, Y., S. Shimodera, A. Nishida, K. Kinoshita, N. Watanabe, N. Oshima, T. Akechi, T. Sasaki, S. Inoue, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Okazaki, Psychotic-like experiences are associated with violent behavior in adolescents. Schizophr Res, 2011. 126(1-3): p. 245-51.

Kobayakawa, M., M. Inagaki, M. Fujimori, K. Hamazaki, T. Hamazaki, T. Akechi, S. Tsugane, Y. Nishiwaki, K. Goto, K. Hashimoto, S. Yamawaki, and Y. Uchitomi, Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and antidepressant-naive major depression after lung cancer diagnosis. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2011. 41(10): p. 1233-7.

Okuyama, T., T. Akechi, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, T. Nakaguchi, M. Uchida, and T.A. Furukawa, Oncologists' recognition of supportive care needs and symptoms of their patients in a breast cancer outpatient consultation. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2011. 41(11): p. 1251-8.

Sagawa, R., A. Yoshida, T. Funayama, T. Okuyama, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Case of intrathecal baclofen-induced psychotic symptoms. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2011. 65(3): p. 300-1.

Torii, K., S. Nakaaki, K. Banno, Y. Murata, J. Sato, H. Tatsumi, K. Yamanaka, J. Narumoto, M. Mimura, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Agitated Behaviour in Dementia Scale in Alzheimer's disease: three dimensions of agitated behaviour in dementia. Psychogeriatrics, 2011. 11(4): p. 212-20.

Uchida, M., T. Akechi, T. Okuyama, R. Sagawa, T. Nakaguchi, C. Endo, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, and T.A. Furukawa, Patients' supportive care needs and psychological distress in advanced breast cancer patients in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2011. 41(4): p. 530-6.

Watanabe, N., Fluoxetine, trazodone and ritanserin are more effective than placebo when used as add-on therapies for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Evid Based Ment Health, 2011. 14(1): p. 21.

Watanabe, N., T.A. Furukawa, S. Shimodera, I. Morokuma, F. Katsuki, H. Fujita, M. Sasaki, C. Kawamura, and M.L. Perlis, Brief behavioral therapy for refractory insomnia in residual depression: an assessor-blind, randomized controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry, 2011. 72(12): p. 1651-1658.

Watanabe, N., I.M. Omori, A. Nakagawa, A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Mirtazapine versus other antidepressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2011. 12: p. CD006528.

Akazawa, T., T. Akechi, T. Morita, M. Miyashita, K. Sato, S. Tsuneto, Y. Shima, and T.A. Furukawa, 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, 2010. 40: p. 224-234.

Akechi, T., C. Ishiguro, T. Okuyama, C. Endo, R. Sagawa, M. Uchida, and T.A. Furukawa, Delirium training program for nurses. Psychosomatics, 2010. 51(2): p. 106-11.

Akechi, T., H. Okamura, T. Nakano, N. Akizuki, M. Okamura, K. Shimizu, T. Okuyama, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Gender differences in factors associated with suicidal ideation in major depression among cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 2010. 19: p. 384-389.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, C. Endo, R. Sagawa, M. Uchida, T. Nakaguchi, M. Sakamoto, H. Komatsu, R. Ueda, M. Wada, and T.A. Furukawa, Anticipatory nausea among ambulatory cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: Prevalence, associated factors, and impact on quality of life. Cancer Sci, 2010. 101(12): p. 2596-600.

Azuma, H., U. Ichikawa, R. Katsumata, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia with depression treated by bilateral electroconvulsive therapy. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2010. 22(3): p. 352d e6-352 e6.

Azuma, H., A. Yamada, Y. Shinagawa, Y. Nakano, N. Watanabe, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Ictal physiological characteristics of remitter during bilateral electroconvulsive therapy. Psychiatry Res, 2010.

Chen, J., T.A. Furukawa, Y. Nakano, T. Ietsugu, S. Ogawa, T. Funayama, N. Watanabe, Y. Noda, and R.M. Rapee, Video feedback with peer ratings in naturalistic anxiety-provoking situations for social anxiety disorder: Preliminary report. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 2010. 41(1): p. 6-10.

Furukawa, T.A., Assessment of mood: guides for clinicians. J Psychosom Res, 2010. 68(6): p. 581-9.

Furukawa, T.A., N. Watanabe, and I.M. Omori, What (no) differences in response to three classes of psychotropics can teach us about distinctions between GAD and MDD, in Diagnostic Issues in Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V, D. Goldberg, et al., Editors. 2010, American Psychiatric Association: Arlington, VA. p. 71-104.

Katsumata, R., R. Sagawa, T. Akechi, Y. Shinagawa, S. Nakaaki, A. Inagaki, T. Okuyama, T. Akazawa, and T.A. Furukawa, A case with Hodgkin lymphoma and fronto-temporal lobular degeneration (FTLD)-like dementia facilitated by chemotherapy. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2010. 40(4): p. 365-8.

Kessler, R.C., J.G. Green, M.J. Gruber, N.A. Sampson, E. Bromet, M. Cuitan, T.A. Furukawa, O. Gureje, H. Hinkov, C.Y. Hu, C. Lara, S. Lee, Z. Mneimneh, L. Myer, M. Oakley-Browne, J. Posada-Villa, R. Sagar, M.C. Viana, and A.M. Zaslavsky, Screening for serious mental illness in the general population with the K6 screening scale: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) survey initiative. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res, 2010. 19 Suppl 1: p. 4-22.

Kinoshita, Y., D. Kingdon, K. Kinoshita, K. Saka, Y. Arisue, D. Dayson, S. Nakaaki, K. Fukuda, K. Yoshida, S. Harris, and T.A. Furukawa, Fear of negative evaluation is associated with delusional ideation in non-clinical population and patients with schizophrenia. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2010.

Kojima, M., J. Hayano, S. Suzuki, H. Seno, H. Kasuga, H. Takahashi, T. Toriyama, H. Kawahara, and T.A. Furukawa, Depression, Alexithymia and Long-Term Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Psychother Psychosom, 2010. 79(5): p. 303-311.

Kojima, M., T. Kojima, N. Ishiguro, and T.A. Furukawa, Exploring the link between depression and rheumatoid arthritis: prospects for optimal therapeutic success. International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2010. 5(3): p. 273-275.

Ogawa, S., T.A. Furukawa, Y. Nakano, T. Funayama, N. Watanabe, Y. Noguchi, and M. Sasaki, Interoceptive hypersensitivity as prognostic factor among patients with panic disorder who have received cognitive behavioral therapy. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 2010. 41(3): p. 325-9.

Omori, I.M., N. Watanabe, A. Nakagawa, A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Fluvoxamine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2010. 3: p. CD006114.

Saito, M., N. Iwata, N. Kawakami, Y. Matsuyama, Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, Evaluation of the DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria for depressive disorders in a community population in Japan using item response theory. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res, 2010. 19(4): p. 211-22.

Suzuki, Y., T.A. Furukawa, N. Kawakami, I. Horiguchi, K. Ishimaru, and Y. Kim, Predictors for psychological distress after the Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake in Japan using pre-disaster physical health indicators. Journal of Mental Health (Seishin-Hoken-Kenkyu), 2010. 56: p. 89-97.

Watanabe, N., T.A. Furukawa, J. Chen, Y. Kinoshita, Y. Nakano, S. Ogawa, T. Funayama, T. Ietsugu, and Y. Noda, Change in quality of life and their predictors in the long-term follow-up after group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: a prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 2010. 10: p. 81.

Watanabe, N., I.M. Omori, A. Nakagawa, A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Safety reporting and adverse-event profile of mirtazapine described in randomized controlled trials in comparison with other classes of antidepressants in the acute-phase treatment of adults with depression: systematic review and meta-analysis. CNS Drugs, 2010. 24(1): p. 35-53.

Akechi, T., T. Ietsugu, M. Sukigara, H. Okamura, T. Nakano, N. Akizuki, M. Okamura, K. Shimizu, T. Okuyama, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Symptom indicator of severity of depression in cancer patients: a comparison of the DSM-IV criteria with alternative diagnostic criteria. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 2009. 31(3): p. 225-32.

Akechi, T., H. Okamura, T. Okuyama, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Nishiwaki, and Y. Uchitomi, Psychosocial factors and survival after diagnosis of inoperable non-small cell lung cancer. Psychooncology, 2009. 18(1): p. 23-29.

Azuma, H., K. Segawa, S. Nakaaki, Y. Murata, K. Kawakami, J. Tohyama, T. Iidaka, Y. Shinagawa, Y. Nakano, A. Yamada, N. Watanabe, J. Hongo, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Neural correlates of memory in depression measured by brain perfusion SPECT at rest. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2009. 63(5): p. 685-92.

Barbui, C., A. Cipriani, T.A. Furukawa, G. Salanti, J.P. Higgins, R. Churchill, N. Watanabe, A. Nakagawa, I.M. Omori, and J.R. Geddes, Making the best use of available evidence: the case of new generation atidepressants. A response to: Are all antidepressants equal? Evidence-Based Mental Health, 2009. 12(4): p. 101-104.

Chen, J., M. Tsuchiya, N. Kawakami, and T.A. Furukawa, Non-fearful vs fearful panic attacks: A general population study from the National Comorbidity Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2009. 112(1-3): p. 273-278.

Cipriani, A., T.A. Furukawa, G. Salanti, J.R. Geddes, J.P. Higgins, R. Churchill, N. Watanabe, A. Nakagawa, I.M. Omori, H. McGuire, M. Tansella, and C. Barbui, Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis. Lancet, 2009. 373: p. 746-758.

Cipriani, A., J.R. Geddes, T.A. Furukawa, G. Salanti, and C. Barbui, Ranking antidepressants -- Authors' reply. Lancet, 2009. 373(9677): p. 1761-1762.

Cipriani, A., T. La Ferla, T.A. Furukawa, A. Signoretti, A. Nakagawa, R. Churchill, H. McGuire, and C. Barbui, Sertraline versus other antidepressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009(2): p. CD006117.

Cipriani, A., C. Santilli, T.A. Furukawa, A. Signoretti, A. Nakagawa, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and C. Barbui, Escitalopram versus other antidepressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009(2): p. CD006532.

Elamin, M.B., D.N. Flynn, D. Bassler, M. Briel, P. Alonso-Coello, P.J. Karanicolas, G.H. Guyatt, G. Malaga, T.A. Furukawa, R. Kunz, H. Schunemann, M.H. Murad, C. Barbui, A. Cipriani, and V.M. Montori, Choice of data extraction tools for systematic reviews depends on resources and review complexity. J Clin Epidemiol, 2009. 62(5): p. 506-10.

Faravelli, C., T.A. Furukawa, and E. Truglia, Panic disorder, in Stress-Induced and Fear Circuitry Disorders: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V, G. Andrews, et al., Editors. 2009, American Psychiatric Association: Arlington, VA. p. 31-58.

Furukawa, T.A., A stepped-care prevention programme decreased depression and anxiety disorders in elderly patients. Evid Based Med, 2009. 14(5): p. 146.

Furukawa, T.A., J. Chen, N. Watanabe, Y. Nakano, T. Ietsugu, S. Ogawa, T. Funayama, and Y. Noda, Videotaped experiments to drop safety behaviors and self-focused attention for patients with social anxiety disorder: Do they change subjective and objective evaluations of anxiety and performance? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 2009. 40(2): p. 202-210.

Furukawa, T.A., M. Katherine Shear, D.H. Barlow, J.M. Gorman, S.W. Woods, R. Money, E. Etschel, R.R. Engel, and S. Leucht, Evidence-based guidelines for interpretation of the Panic Disorder Severity Scale. Depress Anxiety, 2009. 26(10): p. 922-9.

Furukawa, T.A., R. Yoshimura, H. Harai, T. Imaizumi, H. Takeuchi, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, How many well vs. unwell days can you expect over 10 years, once you become depressed? Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2009. 119(4): p. 290-297.

Kinoshita, Y., M. Tsuchiya, N. Kawakami, T.A. Furukawa, and D. Kingdon, Hallucinations in visually impaired individuals : An analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2009. 44(2): p. 104-8.

Kojima, M., T. Kojima, N. Ishiguro, T. Oguchi, M. Oba, H. Tsuchiya, F. Sugiura, T.A. Furukawa, S. Suzuki, and S. Tokudome, Psychosocial factors, disease status, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Psychosom Res, 2009. 67(5): p. 425-31.

Kojima, M., T. Kojima, S. Suzuki, T. Oguchi, M. Oba, H. Tsuchiya, F. Sugiura, Y. Kanayama, T.A. Furukawa, S. Tokudome, and N. Ishiguro, Depression, inflammation, and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum, 2009. 61(8): p. 1018-24.

Martin-Sanchez, E., T.A. Furukawa, J. Taylor, and J.L. Martin, Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabis treatment for chronic pain. Pain Med, 2009. 10(8): p. 1353-68.

Nakagawa, A., N. Watanabe, I.M. Omori, C. Barbui, A. Cipriani, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Milnacipran versus other antidepressive agents for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009(3): p. CD006529.

Okuyama, T., T. Akechi, H. Yamashita, T. Toyama, C. Endo, R. Sagawa, M. Uchida, and T.A. Furukawa, Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Short-form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire (SCNS-SF34-J). Psychooncology, 2009.

Okuyama, T., C. Endo, T. Seto, M. Kato, N. Seki, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, K. Eguchi, and T. Hosaka, Cancer patients' reluctance to discuss psychological distress with their physicians was not associated with underrecognition of depression by physicians: a preliminary study. Palliat Support Care, 2009. 7(2): p. 229-33.

Omori, I.M., N. Watanabe, A. Nakagawa, T. Akechi, A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Efficacy, tolerability and side-effect profile of fluvoxamine for major depression: meta-analysis. J Psychopharmacol, 2009. 23(5): p. 539-50.

Sagawa, R., T. Akechi, T. Okuyama, M. Uchida, and T.A. Furukawa, Etiologies of delirium and their relationship to reversibility and motor subtype in cancer patients. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2009. 39(3): p. 175-82.

Tatsumi, H., S. Nakaaki, K. Torii, Y. Shinagawa, N. Watanabe, Y. Murata, J. Sato, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, Neuropsychiatric symptoms predict change in quality of life of Alzheimer disease patients: a two-year follow-up study. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2009. 63(3): p. 374-84.

Tominaga, M., N. Kawakami, Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, Prevalence and correlates of illicit and non-medical use of psychotropic drugs in Japan : Findings from the World Mental Health Japan Survey 2002-2004. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2009. 44: p. 777-783.

Tsuchiya, M., N. Kawakami, Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, T. Kikkawa, and R.C. Kessler, Lifetime comorbidities between phobic disorders and major depression in Japan: results from the World Mental Health Japan 2002-2004 Survey. Depress Anxiety, 2009. 26(10): p. 949-55.

Watanabe, N., R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Combined psychotherapy plus benzodiazepines for panic disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009(1): p. CD005335.

Yamanishi, T., S. Nakaaki, I.M. Omori, N. Hashimoto, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, M. Horikoshi, J. Tohyama, T. Akechi, T. Soma, T. Iidaka, and T.A. Furukawa, Changes after behavior therapy among responsive and nonresponsive patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res, 2009. 172(3): p. 242-50.

Akechi, T., K. Hirai, H. Motooka, M. Shiozaki, J. Chen, K. Momino, T. Okuyama, and T.A. Furukawa, Problem-solving therapy for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients: preliminary clinical experience from psychiatric consultations. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2008. 38(12): p. 867-70.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, J. Onishi, T. Morita, and T.A. Furukawa, Psychotherapy for depression among incurable cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2008(1): p. CD005537.

Azuma, H., T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Absence status associated with focal activity and polydipsia-induced hyponatremia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2008. 4(2): p. 495-8.

Barbui, C., T.A. Furukawa, and A. Cipriani, Effectiveness of paroxetine in the acute phase treatment of adults with major depression: a systematic re-examination of published and unpublished randomised data. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008. 178(3): p. 296-305.

Barbui, C., T.A. Furukawa, and A. Cipriani, Effectiveness of serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008. 178(9): p. 1185-1186.

Cipriani, A., T.A. Furukawa, J.R. Geddes, L. Malvini, A. Signoretti, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, A. Nakagawa, and C. Barbui, Does randomized evidence support sertraline as first-line antidepressant for adults with acute major depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry, 2008. 69(11): p. 1732-42.

Endo, C., T. Akechi, T. Okuyama, T. Seto, M. Kato, N. Seki, K. Eguchi, T. Hosaka, and T.A. Furukawa, Patient-perceived barriers to the psychological care of Japanese patients with lung cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2008. 38(10): p. 653-60.

Fujita, A., H. Azuma, T. Kitamura, K. Takahasi, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Adequacy of continuation and maintenance treatments for major depression in Japan. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2008. 22(2): p. 153-156.

Furukawa, T.A., A. Fujita, H. Harai, R. Yoshimura, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Definitions of recovery and outcomes of major depression: results from a 10-year follow-up. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2008. 117(1): p. 35-40.

Furukawa, T.A., R. Jaeschke, D. Cook, and G. Guyatt, Measurement of patients' experience, in Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, G. Guyatt, et al., Editors. 2008, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: New York. p. 249-271.

Furukawa, T.A., N. Kawakami, M. Saitoh, Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res, 2008. 17(3): p. 152-8.

Furukawa, T.A., S. Strauss, H.C. Bucher, and G. Guyatt, Diagnostic tests, in Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice, G. Guyatt, et al., Editors. 2008, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: New York. p. 195-222.

Guyatt, G. and T.A. Furukawa, An illustration of bias and random error, in Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, G. Guyatt, et al., Editors. 2008, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: New York. p. 109-112.

Hongo, J., S. Nakaaki, Y. Shinagawa, Y. Murata, J. Sato, H. Tatsumi, J. Tohyama, T. Soma, T. Iidaka, T. Fukui, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, SPECT-identified neuroanatomical predictor of the cognitive effects of donepezil treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 2008. 26(6): p. 556-66.

Kawakami, N., Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, Twelve-month prevalence, severity, and treatment of common mental disorders in communities in Japan: The World Mental Health Japan 2002-2004 Survey, in World Mental Health Survey: Global Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders, R.C. Kessler and T.B. Ustun, Editors. 2008, Cambridge University Press: New York. p. 474-485.

Kinoshita, Y., J. Chen, R.M. Rapee, S. Bogels, F.R. Schneier, Y. Choy, J.H. Kwon, X. Liu, E. Schramm, D.A. Chavira, Y. Nakano, N. Watanabe, T. Ietzugu, S. Ogawa, P. Emmelkamp, J. Zhang, D. Kingdon, T. Nagata, and T.A. Furukawa, Cross-cultural study of conviction subtype Taijin Kyofu: proposal and reliability of Nagoya-Osaka diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis, 2008. 196(4): p. 307-13.

Kojima, M., J. Hayano, H. Fukuta, S. Sakata, S. Mukai, N. Ohte, H. Seno, T. Toriyama, H. Kawahara, T.A. Furukawa, and S. Tokudome, Loss of fractal heart rate dynamics in depressive hemodialysis patients. Psychosom Med, 2008. 70(2): p. 177-85.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, and T.A. Furukawa, Efficacy of olanzapine augmentation of paroxetine therapy in patients with severe body dysmorphic disorder. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2008. 62(3): p. 370.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, H. Tatsumi, N. Hirono, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, Association between apathy/depression and executive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int Psychogeriatr, 2008. 20(5): p. 964-75.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, H. Tatsumi, N. Hirono, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, Impact of depression on insight into memory capacity in patients with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 2008. 22(4): p. 369-74.

Nakagawa, A., N. Watanabe, I.M. Omori, C. Barbui, A. Cipriani, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Efficacy and tolerability of milnacipran in the treatment of major depression in comparison with other antidepressants : A systematic review and meta-analysis. CNS Drugs, 2008. 22(7): p. 587-602.

Nakano, Y., K. Lee, Y. Noda, S. Ogawa, Y. Kinoshita, T. Funayama, N. Watanabe, J. Chen, Y. Noguchi, and T.A. Furukawa, Cognitive-behavior therapy for Japanese patients with panic disorder: acute phase and one-year follow-up results. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2008. 62(3): p. 313-21.

Okuyama, T., T. Akechi, Y. Shima, Y. Sugahara, H. Okamura, T. Hosaka, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Factors correlated with fatigue in terminally ill cancer patients: a longitudinal study. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2008. 35(5): p. 515-23.

Okuyama, T., C. Endo, T. Seto, M. Kato, N. Seki, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, K. Eguchi, and T. Hosaka, Cancer patients' reluctance to disclose their emotional distress to their physicians: a study of Japanese patients with lung cancer. Psychooncology, 2008. 17(5): p. 460-5.

Ono, Y., N. Kawakami, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T.A. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, M. Tajima, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, Prevalence of and risk factors for suicide-related outcomes in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys Japan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2008. 62(4): p. 442-9.

Takasaki, Y., N. Kawakami, M. Tsuchiya, Y. Ono, Y. Nakane, Y. Nakamura, H. Tachimori, N. Iwata, H. Uda, H. Nakane, M. Watanabe, Y. Naganuma, T. Furukawa, Y. Hata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Miyake, T. Takeshima, and T. Kikkawa, 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 Med Okayama, 2008. 62(4): p. 241-9.

Watanabe, N., I.M. Omori, A. Nakagawa, A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, H. McGuire, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Mirtazapine versus other antidepressants in the acute-phase treatment of adults with major depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2008. 69: p. 1404-1415.

Watanabe, N., R. Stewart, R. Jenkins, D.K. Bhugra, and T.A. Furukawa, 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. J Psychosom Res, 2008. 64(4): p. 357-62.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, N. Akizuki, K. Shimizu, M. Inagaki, M. Fujimori, Y. Shima, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Associated and predictive factors of sleep disturbance in advanced cancer patients. Psychooncology, 2007. 16: p. 888-894.

Akechi, T., K. Taniguchi, S. Suzuki, M. Okamura, H. Minami, T. Okuyama, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Multifaceted psychosocial intervention program for breast cancer patients after first recurrence: feasibility study. Psychooncology, 2007. 16(6): p. 517-24.

Azuma, H., A. Fujita, K. Otsuki, Y. Nakano, T. Kamao, C. Nakamura, J. Fujioi, H. Otake, M. Nishigaki, M. Suzuki, M. Kataoka, T. Matsuzawa, M. Sonoda, S. Nakaaki, Y. Murata, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Ictal electroencephalographic correlates of posttreatment neuropsychological changes in electroconvulsive therapy: a hypothesis-generation study. J ECT, 2007. 23(3): p. 163-8.

Azuma, H., A. Fujita, K. Sato, K. Arahata, K. Otsuki, M. Hori, Y. Mochida, M. Uchida, T. Yamada, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Postictal suppression correlates with therapeutic efficacy for depression in bilateral sine and pulse wave electroconvulsive therapy. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 61(2): p. 168-73.

Azuma, H., A. Fujita, K. Sato, K. Arahata, K. Otsuki, M. Hori, Y. Mochida, M. Uchida, T. Yamada, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Postictal cardiovascular response predicts therapeutic efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for depression. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 61(3): p. 290-4.

Azuma, H., A. Negi, M. Hattori, T. Masayasu, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome-like state in an epileptic patient with organic brain comorbidity treated with zonisamide and carbamazepine. Epilepsia, 2007. 48(10): p. 1999-2001.

Chen, J., Y. Nakano, T. Ietzugu, S. Ogawa, T. Funayama, N. Watanabe, Y. Noda, and T.A. Furukawa, Group cognitive behavior therapy for Japanese patients with social anxiety disorder: preliminary outcomes and their predictors. BMC Psychiatry, 2007. 7(1): p. 69.

Cipriani, A., T.A. Furukawa, R. Churchill, and C. Barbui, Validity of indirect comparisons in meta-analysis. Lancet, 2007. 369(9558): p. 270-1; author reply 271.

Cipriani, A., J.R. Geddes, T.A. Furukawa, and C. Barbui, Metareview on short-term effectiveness and safety of antidepressants for depression: an evidence-based approach to inform clinical practice. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 2007. 52(9): p. 553-562.

Cipriani, A., L. Malvini, T.A. Furukawa, and C. Barbui, Relationship between quality of reports of antidepressant randomized controlled trials and treatment estimates: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis. J Clin Psychopharmacol, 2007. 27(4): p. 352-356.

Furukawa, T., N. Watanabe, and R. Churchill, Combined psychotherapy plus antidepressants for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2007(1): p. CD004364.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Akechi, H. Azuma, T. Okuyama, and T. Higuchi, Evidence-based guidelines for interpretation of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. J Clin Psychopharmacol, 2007. 27(5): p. 531-534.

Furukawa, T.A., A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, and J.R. Geddes, Long-term treatment of depression with antidepressants: A systematic narrative review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 2007. 52(9): p. 545-552.

Furukawa, T.A., N. Watanabe, I.M. Omori, and R. Churchill, Can pill placebo augment cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder? BMC Psychiatry, 2007. 7(1): p. 73.

Furukawa, T.A., N. Watanabe, I.M. Omori, V.M. Montori, and G.H. Guyatt, Association between unreported outcomes and effect size estimates in Cochrane meta-analyses. JAMA, 2007. 297(5): p. 468-70.

Geddes, J.R., T.A. Furukawa, A. Cipriani, and C. Barbui, Depressive disorder needs an evidence base commensurate with its public health importance. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 2007. 52(9): p. 543-544.

Ietsugu, T., M. Sukigara, and T.A. Furukawa, Evaluation of diagnostic criteria for panic attack using item response theory: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey in USA. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2007. 104: p. 197-201.

Kojima, M., J. Hayano, S. Tokudome, S. Suzuki, K. Ibuki, H. Tomizawa, A. Nakata, H. Seno, T. Toriyama, H. Kawahara, and T.A. Furukawa, Independent associations of alexithymia and social support with depression in hemodialysis patients. J Psychosom Res, 2007. 63(4): p. 349-56.

Martin, J.L., M. Sainz-Pardo, T.A. Furukawa, E. Martin-Sanchez, T. Seoane, and C. Galan, Review: Benzodiazepines in generalized anxiety disorder: heterogeneity of outcomes based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. J Psychopharmacol, 2007. 21(7): p. 774-82.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, H. Tatsumi, M. Mimura, and T.A. Furukawa, Impairment of decision-making cognition in a case of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) presenting with pathologic gambling and hoarding as the initial symptoms. Cogn Behav Neurol, 2007. 20(2): p. 121-5.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, T. Matsui, H. Tatsumi, and T.A. Furukawa, Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Frontal Assessment Battery in patients with the frontal variant of frontotemporal dementia. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 61(1): p. 78-83.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, H. Tatsumi, N. Hirono, and T.A. Furukawa, Greater impairment of ability in the divided attention task is seen in Alzheimer's Disease patients with deepression than in those without Depression. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 2007. 23(4): p. 231-240.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, T.A. Furukawa, J. Sato, and H. Tatsumi, A case of late-onset obsessive compulsive disorder developing frontotemporal lobar degeneration. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 19(4): p. 487-8.

Nakaaki, S., Y. Murata, Y. Shinagawa, J. Hongo, T.A. Furukawa, J. Sato, and H. Tatsumi, A case of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) with panic attack as the first symptom. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 19(4): p. 485-7.

Noda, Y., Y. Nakano, K. Lee, S. Ogawa, Y. Kinoshita, T. Funayama, N. Watanabe, J. Chen, Y. Noguchi, M. Kataoka, M. Suzuki, and T.A. Furukawa, Sensitization of catastrophic cognition in cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 2007. 7(1): p. 70.

Okuyama, T., Y. Nakane, C. Endo, T. Seto, M. Kato, N. Seki, T. Akechi, T.A. Furukawa, K. Eguchi, and T. Hosaka, Mental health literacy in Japanese cancer patients: ability to recognize depression and preferences of treatments-comparison with Japanese lay public. Psychooncology, 2007. 16(9): p. 834-42.

Omori, I.M., Y. Murata, T. Yamanishi, S. Nakaaki, T. Akechi, M. Mikuni, and T.A. Furukawa, The differential impact of executive attention dysfunction on episodic memory in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients with checking symptoms vs. those with washing symptoms. J Psychiatr Res, 2007. 41(9): p. 776-84.

Sartorius, N., T.C. Baghai, D.S. Baldwin, B. Barrett, U. Brand, W. Fleischhacker, G. Goodwin, H. Grunze, M. Knapp, B.E. Leonard, J. Lieberman, Y. Nakane, R.M. Pinder, A.F. Schatzberg, J. Svestka, P. Baumann, K. Ghalib, J.C. Markowitz, F. Padberg, M. Fink, T. Furukawa, K.N. Fountoulakis, P. Jensen, S. Kanba, and A. Riecher-Rossler, Antidepressant medications and other treatments of depressive disorders: a CINP Task Force report based on a review of evidence. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 2007. 10 Suppl 1: p. S1-207.

Sato, J., S. Nakaaki, Y. Murata, Y. Shinagawa, T. Matsui, J. Hongo, H. Tatsumi, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Two dimensions of anosognosia in patients with Alzheimer's disease: reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia (AQ-D). Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 61(6): p. 672-7.

Shinagawa, Y., S. Nakaaki, J. Hongo, Y. Murata, J. Sato, T. Matsui, H. Tatsumi, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) in Alzheimer's disease: validation of a behavioral rating scale to assess dysexecutive symptoms in Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2007. 22(10): p. 951-956.

Tabuse, H., A. Kalali, H. Azuma, N. Ozaki, N. Iwata, H. Naitoh, T. Higuchi, S. Kanba, K. Shioe, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, The new GRID Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression demonstrates excellent inter-rater reliability for inexperienced and experienced raters before and after training. Psychiatry Res, 2007. 153(1): p. 61-7.

Watanabe, N., R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Combination of psychotherapy and benzodiazepines versus either therapy alone for panic disorder: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 2007. 7(1): p. 18.

Watanabe, N., V. Hunot, I.M. Omori, R. Churchill, and T.A. Furukawa, Psychotherapy for depression among children and adolescents: a systematic review. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2007. 116(2): p. 84-95.

Yamada, A., M. Suzuki, M. Kato, S. Tanaka, T. Shindo, K. Taketani, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Emotional distress and its correlates among parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2007. 61(6): p. 651-7.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, N. Akizuki, H. Azuma, R. Sagawa, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Course of psychological distress and its predictors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 2006. 15(6): p. 463-73.

Akechi, T., T. Okuyama, Y. Sugawara, Y. Shima, T.A. Furukawa, and Y. Uchitomi, Screening for depression in terminally ill cancer patients in Japan. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2006. 31(1): p. 5-12.

Cipriani, A., C. Barbui, P. Brambilla, T. Furukawa, M. Hotopf, and J. Geddes, Are all antidepressants really the same? The case of fluoxetine: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2006. 67: p. 850-864.

Fujita, A., S. Nakaaki, K. Segawa, H. Azuma, K. Sato, K. Arahata, K. Otsuki, M. Hori, Y. Mochida, M. Uchida, T. Yamada, C. Nakamura, T. Akechi, and T.A. Furukawa, Memory, attention, and executive functions before and after sine and pulse wave electroconvulsive therapies for treatment-resistant major depression. J ECT, 2006. 22(2): p. 107-12.

Furukawa, T.A., C. Barbui, A. Cipriani, P. Brambilla, and N. Watanabe, Imputing missing standard deviations in meta-analyses can provide accurate results. J Clin Epidemiol, 2006. 59(1): p. 7-10.

Furukawa, T.A. and G.H. Guyatt, Sources of bias in studies of diagnostic tests and the diagnostic process. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006. 174(4): p. 481-2.

Furukawa, T.A., N. Watanabe, and R. Churchill, Psychotherapy plus antidepressant for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: systematic review. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2006. 188: p. 305-312.

Honjo, K., N. Kawakami, T. Takeshima, H. Tachimori, Y. Ono, H. Uda, Y. Hata, Y. Nakane, H. Nakane, N. Iwata, T.A. Furukawa, M. Watanabe, Y. Nakamura, and T. Kikkawa, Social class inequalities in self-rated health and their gender and age group differences in Japan. J Epidemiol, 2006. 16(6): p. 223-32.

Kitamura, T., K. Yoshida, T. Okano, K. Kinoshita, M. Hayashi, N. Toyoda, M. Ito, N. Kudo, K. Tada, K. Kanazawa, K. Sakumoto, S. Satoh, T. Furukawa, and H. Nakano, Multicentre prospective study of perinatal depression in Japan: incidence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2006. 9: p. 121-130.

Lee, K., Y. Noda, Y. Nakano, S. Ogawa, Y. Kinoshita, T. Funayama, and T.A. Furukawa, Interoceptive hypersensitivity and interoceptive exposure in patients with panic disorder: specificity and effectiveness. BMC Psychiatry, 2006. 6: p. 32.

Matsui, T., S. Nakaaki, Y. Murata, J. Sato, Y. Shinagawa, H. Tatsumi, and T.A. Furukawa, Determinants of the quality of life in Alzheimer's disease patients as assessed by the Japanese version of the quality of life - Alzheimer's disease scale. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 2006. 21(3): p. 182-91.

Naganuma, Y., H. Tachimori, N. Kawakami, T. Takeshima, Y. Ono, H. Uda, Y. Hata, Y. Nakane, H. Nakane, N. Iwata, T.A. Furukawa, and T. Kikkawa, Twelve-month use of mental health services in four areas in Japan: a preliminary finding from the World Mental Health Japan 2002-2003. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2006. 60(2): p. 240-248.

Okumura, K. and T.A. Furukawa, Remission rates of milnacipran 100 mg/day and 150 mg/day in the long-term treatment of major depression. Clinical Drug Investigation, 2006. 26(3): p. 135-142.

Segawa, K., H. Azuma, K. Sato, T. Yasuda, K. Arahata, K. Otsuki, J. Tohyama, T. Soma, T. Iidaka, S. Nakaaki, and T.A. Furukawa, Regional cerebral blood flow changes in depression after electroconvulsive therapy. Psychiatry Res, 2006. 147(2-3): p. 135-43.

Cipriani, A., P. Brambilla, T. Furukawa, J. Geddes, M. Gregis, M. Hotopf, L. Malvini, and C. Barbui, Fluoxetine versus other types of pharmacotherapy for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2005. 4: p. CD004185.

Eguchi, M., Y. Noda, Y. Nakano, T. Kanai, I. Yamamoto, N. Watanabe, K. Lee, S. Ogawa, T. Ietsugu, M. Sasaki, J. Chen, and T.A. Furukawa, Quality of life and social role functioning in Japanese patients with panic disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis, 2005. 193(10): p. 686-9.

Furukawa, T.A., A. Cipriani, C. Barbui, P. Brambilla, and N. Watanabe, Imputing response rates from means and standard deviations in meta-analyses. Int Clin Psychopharmacol, 2005. 20(1): p. 49-52.

Furukawa, T.A., D.L. Streiner, H. Azuma, T. Higuchi, K. Kamijima, S. Kanba, N. Ozaki, A. Aoba, M. Murasaki, and S. Miura, Cross-cultural equivalence in depression assessment: Japan-Europe-North American study. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2005. 112(4): p. 279-85.

Hiroe, T., M. Kojima, I. Yamamoto, S. Nojima, Y. Kinoshita, N. Hashimoto, N. Watanabe, T. Maeda, and T.A. Furukawa, Gradations of clinical severity and sensitivity to change assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Japanese patients with depression. Psychiatry Res, 2005. 135(3): p. 229-35.

Kawakami, N., T. Takeshima, Y. Ono, H. Uda, Y. Hata, Y. Nakane, H. Nakane, N. Iwata, T.A. Furukawa, and T. Kikkawa, Twelve-month prevalence, severity, and treatment of common mental disorders in communities in Japan: preliminary finding from the World Mental Health Japan Survey 2002-2003. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2005. 59(4): p. 441-52.

Nishiyama, T., M. Ikeda, N. Iwata, T. Suzuki, T. Kitajima, Y. Yamanouchi, Y. Sekine, M. Iyo, M. Harano, T. Komiyama, M. Yamada, I. Sora, H. Ujike, T. Inada, T. Furukawa, and N. Ozaki, Haplotype association between GABA(A) receptor gamma2 subunit gene (GABRG2) and methamphetamine use disorder. Pharmacogenomics J, 2005. 5(2): p. 89-95.

Sakurai, A., T. Nagata, H. Harai, H. Yamada, I. Mohri, Y. Nakano, Y. Noda, S. Ogawa, K. Lee, and T.A. Furukawa, Is "relationship fear" unique to Japan? Symptom factors and patient clusters of social anxiety disorder among the Japanese clinical population. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2005. 87(1): p. 131-7.

Furukawa, T., Meta-analyses and megatrials: neither is the infallible, universal standard. Evid Based Ment Health, 2004. 7(2): p. 34-5.

Furukawa, T.A., Withdrawal of benzodiazepines in elderly long term users does not produce significant adverse effects in the short term. Evid Based Ment Health, 2004. 7(2): p. 46.

Furukawa, T.A., All clinical trials must be reported in detail and made publicly available. BMJ, 2004. 329(7466): p. 626.

Nakano, Y., M. Oshima, M. Sugiura-Ogasawara, K. Aoki, T. Kitamura, and T.A. Furukawa, Psychosocial predictors of successful delivery after unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions: a cohort study. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2004. 109(6): p. 440-6.

Segawa, K., T. Kanai, H. Takeuchi, K. Sato, H. Azuma, T. Matsui, S. Nakaaki, and T. Furukawa, Regional cerebral blood flow before and after ECT: comparison between responders and non-responders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2004. 78(Supplement 1): p. S110.

Yamamoto, I., Y. Nakano, N. Watanabe, Y. Noda, T.A. Furukawa, T. Kanai, O. Takashio, R. Koda, T. Otsubo, and K. Kamijima, Cross-cultural evaluation of the Panic Disorder Severity Scale in Japan. Depress Anxiety, 2004. 20(1): p. 17-22.

Azuma, H., S. Hori, M. Nakanishi, S. Fujimoto, N. Ichikawa, and T.A. Furukawa, An intervention to improve the interrater reliability of clinical EEG interpretations. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2003. 57(5): p. 485-9.

Furukawa, T., [Critical appraisal of evidence on diagnostic tests]. Rinsho Byori, 2003. 51(1): p. 19-23.

Furukawa, T., H. McGuire, and C. Barbui, Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2003(3): p. CD003197.

Furukawa, T.A., Effectiveness: the treatment of panic disorder in the real world. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2003. 16: p. 45-48.

Furukawa, T.A., R.C. Kessler, T. Slade, and G. Andrews, The performance of the K6 and K10 screening scales for psychological distress in the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. Psychol Med, 2003. 33(2): p. 357-62.

Geddes, J.R., S.M. Carney, C. Davies, T.A. Furukawa, D.J. Kupfer, E. Frank, and G.M. Goodwin, Relapse prevention with antidepressant drug treatment in depressive disorders: a systematic review. Lancet, 2003. 361(9358): p. 653-61.

Inada, T., S. Nozaki, A. Inagaki, and T.A. Furukawa, Efficacy of diazepam as an anti-anxiety agent: meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized controlled trials carried out in Japan. Hum Psychopharmacol, 2003. 18(6): p. 483-7.

Kanai, T., H. Takeuchi, T.A. Furukawa, R. Yoshimura, T. Imaizumi, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Time to recurrence after recovery from major depressive episodes and its predictors. Psychol Med, 2003. 33(5): p. 839-45.

Kojima, M., Y. Senda, T. Nagaya, S. Tokudome, and T.A. Furukawa, Alexithymia, depression and social support among Japanese workers. Psychother Psychosom, 2003. 72(6): p. 307-14.

Suzuki, Y., A. Sakurai, T. Yasuda, H. Harai, T. Kitamura, K. Takahashi, and T.A. Furukawa, Reliability, validity and standardization of the Japanese version of the Social Adjustment Scale-Self Report. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2003. 57(4): p. 441-6.

Takeuchi, H., T. Hiroe, T. Kanai, S. Morinobu, T. Kitamura, K. Takahashi, and T.A. Furukawa, Childhood parental separation experiences and depressive symptomatology in acute major depression. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2003. 57(2): p. 215-9.

Yamada, K., H. Nagayama, K. Tsutiyama, T. Kitamura, and T. Furukawa, Coping behavior in depressed patients: a longitudinal study. Psychiatry Res, 2003. 121(2): p. 169-77.

Furukawa, T.A., Review: placebo is better than no treatment for subjective continuous outcomes and for treatment of pain. Evid Based Ment Health, 2002. 5(1): p. 15.

Furukawa, T.A., Overview of recent research on premorbid personality of mood disorders in Japan, in Recent Advances in the Research of Affective Disorders in Japan, T. Okuma, S. Kanba, and Y. Inoue, Editors. 2002, Elsevier: Tokyo. p. 23-35.

Furukawa, T.A., G. Andrews, and D.P. Goldberg, Stratum-specific likelihood ratios of the general health questionnaire in the community: help-seeking and physical co-morbidity affect the test characteristics. Psychol Med, 2002. 32(4): p. 743-8.

Furukawa, T.A., G.H. Guyatt, and L.E. Griffith, Can we individualize the 'number needed to treat'? An empirical study of summary effect measures in meta-analyses. Int J Epidemiol, 2002. 31(1): p. 72-6.

Furukawa, T.A., S. Hori, H. Azuma, Y. Nakano, M. Oshima, T. Kitamura, M. Ogasawara Sugiura, and K. Aoki, Parents, personality or partner? Correlates of marital relationships. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2002. 37(4): p. 164-8.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Inada, C.E. Adams, H. McGuire, A. Inagaki, and S. Nozaki, Are the Cochrane group registers comprehensive? A case study of Japanese psychiatry trials. BMC Med Res Methodol, 2002. 2(1): p. 6.

Furukawa, T.A., H. McGuire, and C. Barbui, Meta-analysis of effects and side effects of low dosage tricyclic antidepressants in depression: systematic review. BMJ, 2002. 325(7371): p. 991-995.

Hori, S., Y. Nakano, A. Yamada, H. Azuma, Y. Noda, M. Sugiura, K. Aoki, T. Kitamura, and T.A. Furukawa, Personality, social support, coping and emotional distress after repeated spontaneous abortions. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol, 2002. 23(2): p. 133-40.

Kojima, M., T.A. Furukawa, H. Takahashi, M. Kawai, T. Nagaya, and S. Tokudome, Cross-cultural validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Japan. Psychiatry Res, 2002. 110(3): p. 291-9.

Nakaaki, S., M. Nakanishi, N. Fujiwara, H. Hamajima, H. Nakamura, S. Yoshida, J. Sato, H. Tatsumi, K. Furuhashi, T. Furukawa, L.T. Connor, K.C. Lindfield, and M.L. Albert, Cognitive patterns of good and poor namers in old age. Psychogeriatrics, 2002. 2: p. 35-39.

Nakaaki, S., J. Sato, H. Nakamura, S. Yoshida, K. Furuhashi, T. Furukawa, and I. Takabayashi, Exploring the role of the right temporal lobe in person-specific knowledge: a case study of semantic dementia associated with right temporal atrophy. Psychogeriatrics, 2002. 2: p. 54-61.

Nakaaki, S., H. Watanabe, H. Nakamura, S. Yoshida, T. Matsui, Y. Kinoshita, and T. Furukawa, The influence of the Stroop interference effect on an event-based prospective memory task in Alzheimer's disease patients. Psychogeriatrics, 2002. 2: p. 120-126.

Nakano, Y., M. Sugiura, K. Aoki, S. Hori, M. Oshima, T. Kitamura, and T.A. Furukawa, Japanese version of the Quality of Relationship Inventory: its reliability and validity among women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2002. 56(5): p. 527-32.

Sugiura-Ogasawara, M., T.A. Furukawa, Y. Nakano, S. Hori, K. Aoki, and T. Kitamura, Depression as a potential causal factor in subsequent miscarriage in recurrent spontaneous aborters. Hum Reprod, 2002. 17(10): p. 2580-4.

Ueno, S., J. Ito, Y. Nagayasu, T. Furukawa, and S. Yokoyama, An acidic fibroblast growth factor-like factor secreted into the brain cell culture medium upregulates apoE synthesis, HDL secretion and cholesterol metabolism in rat astrocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta, 2002. 1589(3): p. 261-72.

Furukawa, T.A., Psychosocial treatment for schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry, 2001. 158(12): p. 2092-3.

Furukawa, T.A., Prognosis of depression and generalised anxiety in primary care. Br J Psychiatry, 2001. 179: p. 177-8.

Furukawa, T.A., D.P. Goldberg, S. Rabe-Hesketh, and T.B. Ustun, Stratum-specific likelihood ratios of two versions of the general health questionnaire. Psychol Med, 2001. 31(3): p. 519-29.

Furukawa, T.A., D.L. Streiner, and L.T. Young, Is antidepressant-benzodiazepine combination therapy clinically more useful? A meta-analytic study. J Affect Disord, 2001. 65(2): p. 173-7.

Furukawa, T.A., D.L. Streiner, L.T. Young, and Y. Kinoshita, Antidepressants plus benzodiazepine for major depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2001: p. Art. No.: CD001026. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001026.

Furukawa, T.A., H. Takeuchi, T. Hiroe, H. Mashiko, K. Kamei, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Symptomatic recovery and social functioning in major depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 2001. 103(4): p. 257-61.

Ito, S., H. Takeuchi, and T.A. Furukawa, Cognitive therapy and social functioning in chronic depression. Br J Psychiatry, 2001. 178: p. 477-8.

Furukawa, T., D.L. Streiner, and L.T. Young, Antidepressant plus benzodiazepine for major depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2000(4): p. CD001026.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Time to recovery of an inception cohort with hitherto untreated unipolar major depressive episodes. Br J Psychiatry, 2000. 177: p. 331-5.

Furukawa, T.A., T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Treatment received by depressed patients in Japan and its determinants: naturalistic observation from a multi-center collaborative follow-up study. J Affect Disord, 2000. 60(3): p. 173-9.

Furukawa, T.A., W. Konno, S. Morinobu, H. Harai, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Course and outcome of depressive episodes: comparison between bipolar, unipolar and subthreshold depression. Psychiatry Res, 2000. 96(3): p. 211-20.

Furukawa, T.A., D.L. Streiner, and S. Hori, Discrepancies among megatrials. J Clin Epidemiol, 2000. 53(12): p. 1193-9.

Hori, S., Y. Nakano, T.A. Furukawa, M. Ogasawara, K. Katano, K. Aoki, and T. Kitamura, Psychosocial factors regulating natural-killer cell activity in recurrent spontaneous abortions. Am J Reprod Immunol, 2000. 44(5): p. 299-302.

Ikawa, M., M. Nakanishi, T. Furukawa, S. Nakaaki, S. Hori, and S. Yoshida, Relationship between EEG dimensional complexity and neuropsychological findings in Alzheimer's disease. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2000. 54: p. 537-541.

Nakamura, H., M. Nakanishi, T.A. Furukawa, T. Hamanaka, and S. Tokudome, Validity of brief intelligence tests for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 2000. 54(4): p. 435-9.

Furukawa, T., Toolbox for evidence-based psychiatry: Cochrane Library, Evidence-Based Mental Health, AHCPR Clinical Practice Guideline, Psychopharmacology Algorithm, APA Practice Guideline. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 1999. 14: p. 43-44.

Furukawa, T. and D.P. Goldberg, Cultural invariance of likelihood ratios for the General Health Questionnaire. Lancet, 1999. 353(9152): p. 561-2.

Furukawa, T., T. Yokouchi, T. Hirai, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Parental loss in childhood and social support in adulthood among psychiatric patients. Group for Longitudinal Affective Disorders Study (GLADS). J Psychiatr Res, 1999. 33(2): p. 165-9.

Furukawa, T.A., From effect size into number needed to treat. Lancet, 1999. 353(9165): p. 1680.

Furukawa, T.A., K. Anraku, T. Hiroe, K. Takahashi, R. Yoshimura, T. Hirai, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, A polydiagnostic study of depressive disorders according to DSM-IV and 23 classical diagnostic systems. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1999. 53(3): p. 387-96.

Furukawa, T.A., H. Harai, T. Hirai, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Social Support Questionnaire among psychiatric patients with various diagnoses and normal controls. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 1999. 34(4): p. 216-22.

Furukawa, T.A., A. Ogura, T. Hirai, S. Fujihara, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Early parental separation experiences among patients with bipolar disorder and major depression: a case-control study. J Affect Disord, 1999. 52(1-3): p. 85-91.

Hirai, T., T. Furukawa, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, [Mode of onset and two years outcome of a broad spectrum of affective disorders]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi, 1999. 101(6): p. 495-508.

Aoki, K., T. Furukawa, M. Ogasawara, S. Hori, and T. Kitamura, Psychosocial factors in recurrent miscarriages. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 1998. 77(5): p. 572-3.

Furukawa, T., H. Harai, T. Hirai, S. Fujihara, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Childhood parental loss and alcohol dependence among Japanese men: a case-control study. Group for Longitudinal Affective Disorders Study (GLADS). Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1998. 97(6): p. 403-7.

Furukawa, T., S. Hori, S. Yoshida, M. Tsuji, M. Nakanishi, and T. Hamanaka, Premorbid personality traits of patients with organic (ICD-10 F0), schizophrenic (F2), mood (F3), and neurotic (F4) disorders according to the five-factor model of personality. Psychiatry Res, 1998. 78(3): p. 179-87.

Furukawa, T., R. Mizukawa, T. Hirai, S. Fujihara, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Childhood parental loss and schizophrenia: evidence against pathogenic but for some pathoplastic effects. Psychiatry Res, 1998. 81(3): p. 353-62.

Furukawa, T., I.G. Sarason, and B.R. Sarason, Social support and adjustment to a novel social environment. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 1998. 44(1): p. 56-70.

Furukawa, T., H. Takeuchi, T. Hirai, T. Furukawa, H. Takeuchi, T. Hirai, S. Fujihara, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, A possible association between paternal longevity and major depression among elderly men. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1998. 52(6): p. 577-9.

Furukawa, T., A. Yamada, H. Tabuse, K. Kawai, K. Takahashi, M. Nakanishi, and T. Hamanaka, Typus melancholicus in light of the five-factor model of personality. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1998. 248(2): p. 64-9.

Furukawa, T., Depressive symptoms among international exchange students, and their predictors. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1997. 96(4): p. 242-6.

Furukawa, T., Cultural distance and its relationship to psychological adjustment of international exchange students. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1997. 51(3): p. 87-91.

Furukawa, T., Sojourner readjustment: mental health of international students after one year's foreign sojourn and its psychosocial correlates. J Nerv Ment Dis, 1997. 185(4): p. 263-8.

Furukawa, T., K. Anraku, T. Hiroe, K. Takahashi, T. Kitamura, T. Hirai, K. Takahashi, and M. Iida, Screening for depression among first-visit psychiatric patients: comparison of different scoring methods for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale using receiver operating characteristic analyses. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1997. 51(2): p. 71-8.

Furukawa, T., T. Hirai, T. Kitamura, and K. Takahashi, Application of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale among first-visit psychiatric patients: a new approach to improve its performance. J Affect Disord, 1997. 46(1): p. 1-13.

Furukawa, T., M. Nakanishi, and T. Hamanaka, Typus melancholicus is not the premorbid personality trait of unipolar (endogenous) depression. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1997. 51(4): p. 197-202.

Furukawa, T. and T. Shibayama, Intra-individual versus extra-individual components of social support. Psychol Med, 1997. 27(5): p. 1183-91.

Nakamura, H., M. Nakanishi, T. Hamanaka, S. Nakaaki, T. Furukawa, and T. Masui, Dissociations between reading responses and semantic priming effects in a dyslexic patient. Cortex, 1997. 33(4): p. 753-61.

Furukawa, T., M. Nakanishi, A. Sakurai, Y. Suzuki, A. Suzuki-Moore, and T. Hamanaka, Effects of ethyl loflazepate in mood and neurosis-related disorders (ICD-10 JCM): Changes in SCL-90-R subscale scores. Rinsho Seishinigaku (Clinical Psychiatry), 1996. 25(2): p. 233-240.

Furukawa, T., Factor structure of social support and its relationship to minor psychiatric disorders among Japanese adolescents. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 1995. 41(2): p. 88-102.

Furukawa, T., R. Awaji, H. Nakazato, and Y. Sumita, Predictive validity of subtypes of chronic affective disorders derived by cluster analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1995. 91(6): p. 379-85.

Furukawa, T., R. Awaji, H. Nakazato, and Y. Sumita, Persistence of chronic mood disorders: a 2 year follow-up. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1995. 49(1): p. 19-24.

Furukawa, T., K. Takahashi, T. Kitamura, M. Okawa, H. Miyaoka, T. Hirai, H. Ueda, K. Sakamoto, K. Miki, and K. Fujita, The Comprehensive Assessment List for Affective Disorders (COALA): a polydiagnostic, comprehensive, and serial semistructured interview system for affective and related disorders. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl, 1995. 387: p. 1-36.

Furukawa, T., Weight changes and eating attitudes of Japanese adolescents under acculturative stresses: a prospective study. Int J Eat Disord, 1994. 15(1): p. 71-9.

Furukawa, T. and T. Shibayama, Factors influencing adjustment of high school students in an international exchange program. J Nerv Ment Dis, 1994. 182(12): p. 709-14.

Furukawa, T., H. Nakazato, and Y. Sumita, Characteristics of chronic outpatients with unipolar depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1993. 88(4): p. 273-7.

Furukawa, T. and T. Shibayama, Predicting maladjustment of exchange students in different cultures: a prospective study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 1993. 28(3): p. 142-6.

Furukawa, T., Perceived parental rearing, personality and mental status in Japanese adolescents. J Adolesc, 1992. 15(3): p. 317-22.

Furukawa, T., Comprehensive Assessment List for Affective Disorders (COALA) (in Japanese)1992, Ichikawa: National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Furukawa, T. and Y. Sumita, A cluster-analytically derived subtyping of chronic affective disorders. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1992. 85(3): p. 177-82.

Furukawa, T., Periodic psychosis associated with pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism. J Nerv Ment Dis, 1991. 179(10): p. 637-8.