LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy (Mental Health Medicine) Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A lab that approaches mental disorders through psychopathology and psychotherapy.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding mental disorders through clinical practice
The Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Lab studies mental disorders with psychopathology and psychotherapy as its core.
Drawing on their own clinical experience, the faculty members work on topics such as psychoanalytic thinking, hikikomori (severe social withdrawal), and children's mental health.
Because this is not a lab that conducts experimental biological research, the faculty members, graduate students, and research students are all expected to find their own research areas and subjects from their clinical experience and practice.
The lab is one of the cooperating chairs in the Basic Medicine field of the Graduate School of Medicine, and its faculty members also work in the Health Administration Office of the Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, providing mental health care for the university's staff and students.
Key terms
- Psychopathology
- The study of mental disorders, such as psychoses, from a psychological perspective. It is one of the methodologies of psychiatry.
- Psychotherapy studies
- The study of psychotherapy, which is psychological treatment provided by specially trained professionals.
- Psychoanalysis
- A theory that assumes the human mind has an unconscious and seeks to understand the inner world of the mind.
ResearchResearch themes
With psychopathology and psychotherapy as its core, the lab identifies research questions from the clinical setting of psychiatry. Each faculty member works on psychoanalysis, hikikomori, children's mental health, or collaboration with other clinical departments.
*Illustrative imageCase and practice studies based on psychoanalysis
The lab conducts case studies and practice-based research grounded in psychoanalytic thinking in fields such as healthcare, industry, education, and welfare. Its distinguishing feature is its interdisciplinary position between the natural sciences and the humanities and social sciences.
*Illustrative imageResearch on hikikomori in Japan and France
Using young people in social withdrawal (hikikomori) who are treated at Nagoya University as a starting point, the lab has shown that the same phenomenon exists in France. It is also working to describe this phenomenon in academic terms.
*Illustrative imageSchool mental health in children
Building on child and adolescent psychiatry, the lab conducts research that applies findings from neuroscience to clinical practice. Its interests include school mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, problematic internet and gaming use, and the prevention of child abuse.
*Illustrative imageCollaboration with other clinical departments and divisions
Specializing in consultation-liaison psychiatry, the lab studies psycho-oncology, collaboration between HIV care teams and psychiatric care teams, and treatment collaboration with dentists for orofacial pain. It also carries out multi-department collaboration in student counseling.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Lab consist of faculty members.
- ProfessorAkiyoshi Okada
- Associate ProfessorTadaaki Furuhashi
- Associate ProfessorShiori Ogawa
- Assistant ProfessorWataru Nagashima
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Psychopathology and Psychotherapy (Mental Health Medicine) Lab
Nephrology LabSchool of Medicine, Department of MedicineNephrology and kidney disease clinical research, including p…
Dermatology (Pathophysiology of Skin Diseases) LabSchool of Medicine, Department of MedicineThe history of the Department of Dermatology at Nagoya Unive…
Neurology LabSchool of Medicine, Department of MedicineNeurology: clinical practice, education, and research
Neurosurgery / Advanced Neurosurgical Medicine Development / Neuroendovascular Therapy LabSchool of Medicine, Department of MedicineHistory of the department: Our department has a long history…The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Mental health partnership strengthens care during LAMAT 2026 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (9554262)” U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Smith McMahan / Public domain (cropped)
- Case and practice studies based on psychoanalysis: “Sigmund Freud's couch” JRennocks / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on hikikomori in Japan and France: “Empty bedroom ( )” AnemoneProjectors (talk) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- School mental health in children: “Keila algkooli hoone (2)” Iifar / CC BY-SA 3.0 ee (cropped)
- Collaboration with other clinical departments and divisions: “Full automatic Dental Chair in Kar Clinic” AuliRaha / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nephrology Lab): “HCCH hemodialysis machine” Jackhsiao / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Dermatology (Pathophysiology of Skin Diseases) Lab): “IDS-1100 Dermatoscope” Abessemans94 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Neurology Lab): “Reflex hummer2” Tachypnoe / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Neurosurgery / Advanced Neurosurgical Medicine Development / Neuroendovascular Therapy Lab): “Surgical instruments used in Gynecology” GiftedLydia / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.