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Adolescent Psychiatry Lab (Hisashi Hanazawa)
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The lab approaches mental health problems in adolescence from the perspectives of psychiatry and psychopathology.
AboutAbout the lab
Looking at the adolescent mind and body through psychiatry.
Prof. Hanazawa specializes in adolescent psychiatry and psychopathology.
The professor studies eating disorders and stress-related binge eating from the standpoint of polyvagal theory.
The professor also shares work on psychotherapy viewed through this theory and on supporting children at school, through papers and lectures.
In the Faculty of Education, Prof. Hanazawa is a faculty member in School Nursing Education. In graduate school, the lab belongs to the Educational Development and Support area of the Department of School Education, Graduate School of Education.
Key terms
- Psychopathology
- The field that seeks to understand how the experiences and symptoms of mental illness arise and take shape
- Eating disorder
- A condition in which eating behaviors such as restricting food or binge eating become extreme, affecting both mind and body
- Polyvagal theory
- A theory that explains the stress responses of the mind and body through the workings of the vagus nerve. It is also known in Japanese as "multiple vagus nerve theory"
ResearchResearch themes
Specializing in adolescent psychiatry and psychopathology, the lab studies mental health problems related to eating disorders and stress. In recent years, it has examined the understanding of binge eating, psychotherapy, and support for children at school from the standpoint of polyvagal theory.
Stress-Related Binge Eating and Its Prevention
The lab investigated which factors influence stress-related binge eating behavior and reported the results in 2025. It also examined ways to prevent stress-related binge eating from the perspective of polyvagal theory.
Polyvagal Theory and Psychotherapy
The professor discussed an overview of polyvagal theory and its clinical potential, and in 2026 published a paper on psychotherapy viewed through this theory. The professor also contributed a chapter to a co-authored book that re-examines "school" from the perspective of the theory.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHisashi Hanazawa
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