M Nakao

Summary

Affiliation: Teikyo University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Responsiveness of hypochondriacal patients with chronic low-back pain to cognitive-behavioral therapy
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychosomatics 53:139-47. 2012
  2. ncbi Increased number of judo therapy facilities in Japan and changes in their geographical distribution
    Satoshi Inoue
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:48. 2011
  3. ncbi The suicide epidemic in Japan and strategies of depression screening for its prevention
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    Bull World Health Organ 84:492-3. 2006
  4. ncbi Somatic symptoms for predicting depression: one-year follow-up study in annual health examinations
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:219-25. 2006
  5. ncbi A comparative study of behavioural, physical and mental health status between term-limited and tenure-tracking employees in a population of Japanese male researchers
    M Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Public Health 120:373-9. 2006
  6. ncbi Relationship between major depression and high serum cholesterol in Japanese men
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Tohoku J Exp Med 204:273-87. 2004
  7. ncbi Relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and heart rate variability in young Japanese men
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Tokyo, Japan
    Hypertens Res 27:925-31. 2004
  8. ncbi Alexithymia and grief reactions in bereaved Japanese women
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, and Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Death Stud 29:423-33. 2005
  9. ncbi Gender and somatosensory amplification in relation to perceived work stress and social support in Japanese workers
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Dept of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Women Health 42:41-54. 2005
  10. ncbi Clinical application of paroxetine for tapering benzodiazepine use in non-major-depressive outpatients visiting an internal medicine clinic
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:605-10. 2006

Detail Information

Publications51

  1. ncbi Responsiveness of hypochondriacal patients with chronic low-back pain to cognitive-behavioral therapy
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychosomatics 53:139-47. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of CBT among hypochondriacal patients with and without CLBP...
  2. ncbi Increased number of judo therapy facilities in Japan and changes in their geographical distribution
    Satoshi Inoue
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:48. 2011
    ..This study examines whether such rapid increases have improved geographical distribution of judo therapy facilities in Japan...
  3. ncbi The suicide epidemic in Japan and strategies of depression screening for its prevention
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    Bull World Health Organ 84:492-3. 2006
  4. ncbi Somatic symptoms for predicting depression: one-year follow-up study in annual health examinations
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:219-25. 2006
    ..Dizziness at baseline significantly predicted major and minor depression for the following year as well. Somatic symptoms may be good predictors to screen for depression at health examination...
  5. ncbi A comparative study of behavioural, physical and mental health status between term-limited and tenure-tracking employees in a population of Japanese male researchers
    M Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Public Health 120:373-9. 2006
    ..Traditional lifelong employment systems have been changing rapidly in Japan. The aim of this study was to assess the health impacts of term-limited employment systems that have recently been introduced into Japanese academic institutes...
  6. ncbi Relationship between major depression and high serum cholesterol in Japanese men
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Tohoku J Exp Med 204:273-87. 2004
    ..The irregularity of eating behavior may be one of the factors mediating high serum cholesterol levels and major depression...
  7. ncbi Relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and heart rate variability in young Japanese men
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Tokyo, Japan
    Hypertens Res 27:925-31. 2004
    ..Neither mood state nor health-related lifestyle factors such as smoking were significant. It was suggested that baPWV is closely associated with sympathetic nervous activity in young men...
  8. ncbi Alexithymia and grief reactions in bereaved Japanese women
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, and Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Death Stud 29:423-33. 2005
    ..The scores on the first TAS-20 factor were higher in the psychosomatic group than in the normal group. Complicated grief reactions may be closely associated with both alexithymic character and mood states in bereaved Japanese women...
  9. ncbi Gender and somatosensory amplification in relation to perceived work stress and social support in Japanese workers
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Dept of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Women Health 42:41-54. 2005
    ..The phenomenon of somatosensory amplification might be essential in estimating gender-specific symptoms in a working population...
  10. ncbi Clinical application of paroxetine for tapering benzodiazepine use in non-major-depressive outpatients visiting an internal medicine clinic
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:605-10. 2006
    ..05) among the three groups during the intervention period. The use of SSRI may have beneficial effects on BDZ withdrawal without the worsening of mood states in cases without major depression...
  11. ncbi Prescription of benzodiazepines and antidepressants to outpatients attending a Japanese university hospital
    M Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 45:30-5. 2007
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  12. ncbi Somatosensory amplification and its relationship to somatosensory, auditory, and visual evoked and event-related potentials (P300)
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Neurosci Lett 415:185-9. 2007
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  13. ncbi A 2-year cohort study on the impact of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) on depression and suicidal thoughts in male Japanese workers
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi ku, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81:151-7. 2007
    ..Thus, we attempted to assess the impact of the EAP on depression and suicide-related behaviours in the workplace...
  14. ncbi Reporting of somatic symptoms as a screening marker for detecting major depression in a population of Japanese white-collar workers
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2 11 1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    J Clin Epidemiol 56:1021-6. 2003
    ..The objective of this study was to assess screening practices for detecting major depression in workers complaining of somatic symptoms...
  15. ncbi Work-related stress and psychosomatic medicine
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Biopsychosoc Med 4:4. 2010
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  16. ncbi A proposed approach to suicide prevention in Japan: the use of self-perceived symptoms as indicators of depression and suicidal ideation
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173 8605, Japan
    Environ Health Prev Med 13:313-21. 2008
    ..This approach was based on the symposium Approach to the Prevention of Suicide in Clinical and Occupational Medicine held at the 78th Conference of the Japanese Society of Hygiene, 2008...
  17. ncbi Anxiety as a predictor of improvements in somatic symptoms and health anxiety associated with cognitive-behavioral intervention in hypochondriasis
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychother Psychosom 80:151-8. 2011
    ..In this study, we sought to determine whether there was a differential treatment effect for patients with greater levels of anxiety at the outset of treatment...
  18. ncbi Prediction of major depression in Japanese adults: somatic manifestation of depression in annual health examinations
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    J Affect Disord 90:29-35. 2006
    ..The present study examined whether somatic symptoms found in annual health examinations, could be predictive of major depression in the ensuing year...
  19. ncbi Association of metabolic syndrome with depression and anxiety in Japanese men
    T Takeuchi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Diabetes Metab 35:32-6. 2009
    ..The evidence is conflicting as to whether or not metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with depression and anxiety. For this reason, we have investigated the association of MetS with depression and anxiety in Japanese men...
  20. ncbi Mental arithmetic is a useful diagnostic evaluation in white coat hypertension
    M Nakao
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
    Am J Hypertens 11:41-5. 1998
    ..These data suggest that mental arithmetic testing may be a useful tool for the diagnosis of white coat hypertension...
  21. ncbi Association of the metabolic syndrome with depression and anxiety in Japanese men: a 1-year cohort study
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 25:762-7. 2009
    ..This 1-year cohort study aims to evaluate the association of MetS with the development of both depression and anxiety...
  22. ncbi Blood pressure biofeedback treatment of white-coat hypertension
    M Nakao
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    J Psychosom Res 48:161-9. 2000
    ..The objective of the study was to compare blood pressure (BP) biofeedback treatment (BF) effects between white-coat hypertension and essential hypertension...
  23. ncbi Regular prescriptions for benzodiazepines: a cross-sectional study of outpatients at a university hospital
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    Intern Med 45:1279-83. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: A large number of outpatients at a Japanese university hospital appeared to be maintained on a regular supply of benzodiazepine drugs. Educational programs are needed to promote the rational prescribing of benzodiazepines...
  24. ncbi Depressive mood accompanies hypercholesterolemia in young Japanese adults
    M Nakao
    Teikyo University Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Jpn Heart J 42:739-48. 2001
    ..Depressive mood appeared to relate to hypercholesterolemia when the university students were screened. Assessment of mood states may be important in screening young hypercholesterolemic patients...
  25. ncbi Major depression and somatic symptoms in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychopathology 34:230-5. 2001
    ..These findings suggest that the level of depression is closely linked to the reporting of somatic symptoms in a psychosomatic medicine population...
  26. ncbi Association of metabolic syndrome with smoking and alcohol intake in Japanese men
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine and Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:1093-8. 2009
    ..There have been conflicting findings on whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with smoking and alcohol intake. This study investigated the association of MetS with smoking and alcohol intake...
  27. ncbi Relationship between smoking and major depression in a Japanese workplace
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
    J Occup Health 46:489-92. 2004
  28. ncbi Associations of insomnia with job strain, control, and support among male Japanese workers
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi ku, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Sleep Med 10:626-9. 2009
    ..To assess the relationship between job stress and insomnia among office workers...
  29. ncbi The association of the reporting of somatic symptoms with job stress and active coping among Japanese white-collar workers
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
    J Occup Health 49:370-5. 2007
    ..Reporting somatic symptoms may be a simple indicator of job stress, and active coping could be used to alleviate somatization induced by job stress...
  30. ncbi Suicidal ideation and somatic symptoms of patients with mind/body distress in a Japanese psychosomatic clinic
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Teikyo University Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Suicide Life Threat Behav 32:80-90. 2002
    ..Evaluation of somatic symptoms might be important to assess suicidal ideation in a psychosomatic medicine population...
  31. ncbi Relationship between somatosensory amplification and alexithymia in a Japanese psychosomatic clinic
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2 11 1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Psychosomatics 43:55-60. 2002
    ..Somatosensory amplification appears to be associated with difficulties identifying and describing feelings, not externally oriented thinking, in Japanese patients...
  32. ncbi Impact of insomnia on individual health dissatisfaction in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
    Sleep 28:1328-32. 2005
    ..No independent variables were selected in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: Insomnia is closely linked to health dissatisfaction in the three Asian countries, with variation according to social and demographic factors...
  33. ncbi Smoking rates among schizophrenia patients in Japan
    Yasuko Shinozaki
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Res 186:165-9. 2011
    ..17), adjusting for sex and age. The association between smoking rate and schizophrenia is consistent across countries, including Japan...
  34. ncbi Job stress and healthy behavior among male Japanese office workers
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Am J Ind Med 53:1128-34. 2010
    ..Lifestyle modification in healthy workers is challenging. We aim to investigate associations between job stress and healthy behavior change among workers...
  35. ncbi The long-term prescription of benzodiazepines, psychotropic agents, to the elderly at a university hospital in Japan
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Tohoku J Exp Med 212:239-46. 2007
    ..0001). The appropriate prescription of benzodiazepines in the elderly should be included in the educational programs at teaching hospitals, and rational prescribing needs to be monitored carefully...
  36. ncbi Effect of overtime work and insufficient sleep on postural sway in information-technology workers
    Kanae Karita
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Tokyo, Japan
    J Occup Health 48:65-8. 2006
  37. ncbi Autonomic nervous activity changes in relation to the reporting of subjective symptoms among male workers in an information service company
    Kanae Karita
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, 173 8605, Tokyo, Japan
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 79:441-4. 2006
    ..The objective of the study was to clarify the relationship between major subjective symptoms and autonomic nervous system function by power spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV)...
  38. ncbi Association between work-related psychological stress and arterial stiffness measured by brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity in young Japanese males from an information service company
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Scand J Work Environ Health 31:352-9. 2005
    ..This study examined the relationship between work-related psychological stress and arterial stiffness in young Japanese workers...
  39. ncbi Effect of smoking on hearing loss: quality assessment and meta-analysis
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
    Prev Med 40:138-44. 2005
    ..There is an accumulating body of research showing that smoking causes hearing loss; however, the results of these studies have been inconsistent...
  40. ncbi Hearing loss associated with smoking and occupational noise exposure in a Japanese metal working company
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Tokyo, Japan
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 78:178-84. 2005
    ....
  41. ncbi Gastric electrical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in relation to autonomic nervous function, hormonal responses, and health-related lifestyles in young men
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    J Gastroenterol 41:855-61. 2006
    ..05), after adjusting for the significant effects of age, HF, and other CVD factors. CONCLUSIONS: Slowed EGG frequency appeared to be linked with various CVD risk factors, including obesity and low HDL cholesterol levels, in young men...
  42. ncbi Blood lead and erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels in association with smoking and personal hygienic behaviour among lead exposed workers
    K Karita
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Occup Environ Med 62:300-3. 2005
    ..To investigate the effects of smoking and personal hygienic behaviour on blood lead (BPb) and free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels (FEP) in lead exposed workers...
  43. ncbi Relationships between effort-reward imbalance, over-commitment, and fatigue in Japanese information-technology workers
    Jiro Takaki
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Tokyo, Japan
    J Occup Health 48:62-4. 2006
  44. ncbi Stress perception and social indicators for low back, shoulder and joint pains in Japan: national surveys in 1995 and 2001
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo
    Tohoku J Exp Med 203:195-204. 2004
    ..Taking the effects of urbanization into consideration, stress perception seems to be closely related to the complaints of musculoskeletal symptoms in Japan...
  45. ncbi Influence of overtime work, sleep duration, and perceived job characteristics on the physical and mental status of software engineers
    Mariko Nishikitani
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    Ind Health 43:623-9. 2005
    ..05). Although overtime work was associated with physical and mental complaints, sleep duration and the job strain index seemed to be better indicators for physical and mental distress in overloaded workers...
  46. ncbi Symptomatology of depressive state in the workplace. A 20-year cohort study
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Dept of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:343-8. 2008
    ..05), after adjusting age and other variables. Although many unrecognized cases of depression exist, they may report somatic symptoms as potential depressive state...
  47. ncbi Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956-2005
    Ikuko Funatogawa
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Int J Epidemiol 38:83-92. 2009
    ..Based on this survey, the mean body mass index (BMI) of Japanese men and elderly women has increased in recent decades, but that of young women has decreased. We examined the effect of birth cohort on this phenomenon...
  48. ncbi Blood pressure-lowering effects of biofeedback treatment in hypertension: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    Mutsuhiro Nakao
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health EBM Center, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    Hypertens Res 26:37-46. 2003
    ..Further studies will be needed to determine whether biofeedback itself has an antihypertensive effect beyond the general relaxation response...
  49. ncbi Subjective symptom of eye dryness and lifestyle factors with corneal neovascularization in contact lens wearers
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Eye Contact Lens 30:95-8. 2004
    ..To investigate effects of subjective symptom of eye dryness and lifestyle factors on corneal neovascularization (CNV)...
  50. ncbi Validity of self-reported smoking in schizophrenia patients
    Takeaki Takeuchi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 64:274-8. 2010
    ..The aim of the present study was therefore to determine the validity of self-reported smoking and to investigate whether self-reported smoking is biased in schizophrenia patients...
  51. ncbi Application of symptom checklist for screening major depression by annual health examinations: a cross-validity study in the workplace
    Akiko Isshiki
    Occupational Health Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
    J Med Screen 11:207-9. 2004
    ..The results of this study suggest the effectiveness of symptom checklists as tools to detect subjects with depression. Among them, the nine-item checklist has an advantage in practical use for its simplicity...