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  1. Mind the gap: quantifying population–individual gap in depressive symptom dynamics through energy landscapes

    Article • May 2026, openRxiv

    Takahiro Kato

  2. CAT‐Hokkaido: A tablet‐based assessment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, April 2026, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  3. Beyond Diagnosis: Transdiagnostic Cognitive Subgroups in Mood Disorders Linked to Work‐Related Disability

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, April 2026, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  4. Parental bonding and attachment in the hikikomori trajectory

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, January 2026, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  5. Association between higher cerebrospinal fluid levels of phosphorylated tau and reduced depressive symptoms in patients with cognitive decline

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, October 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  6. Psychosis induced by invocation presenting as possession state: A case of Kitousei‐Seishinbyo still emerging in modern Japan

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, October 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  7. Improvement of Game Users’ Depressive Symptoms via Behavioral Activation in a Massive Multiplayer Online Game: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Serious Games, September 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Takahiro Kato

  8. Clozapine‐induced slowing in quantitative EEG: Delta–theta amplification and alpha peak shift in TRS patients

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, August 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  9. Norman Sartorius: A true legend in psychiatry, renowned for inspiring and mentoring early‐career psychiatrists across the globe

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, July 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  10. Leveraging machine learning to uncover the hidden links between trusting behavior and biological markers

    Article • Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Takahiro Kato

  11. Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation‐Screening Form (HiDE‐S): A validation study

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  12. Depression, Gaming Disorder, and Internet Addiction in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  13. Predicting social anxiety disorder based on communication logs and social network data from a massively multiplayer online game: Using a graph neural network

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, February 2025, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  14. Improving social anxiety in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual individuals through avatar customization and communication

    Article • Asian Journal Of Social Psychology, December 2024, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  15. Human monocyte‐derived microglia‐like (iMG) cells: A tool to explore microglial dynamics

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, September 2024, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  16. Unexpected risk factors of pathological hikikomori during the COVID‐19 pandemic among working adults initially without social isolation: A longitudinal online survey

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, February 2024, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  17. Could the Construct of Modern-Type Depression Predict Internet Gaming Disorder in Italian Video Gamers? A Case–Control Study

    Article • Brain Sciences, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  18. Youth hikikomori-like social withdrawal in Italy: Two clinical cases

    Article • Psychiatry Research Case Reports, December 2023, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  19. Development of depression assessment tools using humanoid robots -Can tele-operated robots talk with depressive persons like humans?

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, December 2023, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  20. Heterogeneity of gaming disorder: A clinically-based typology for developing personalized interventions

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Addictions, November 2023, Akademiai Kiado

    Takahiro Kato, Dr Mark D Griffiths

  21. Hikikomori and gaming disorder tendency: A case‐control online survey for non‐working adults

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2023, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  22. TRPV4‐mediated Ca2+ deregulation causes mitochondrial dysfunction via the AKT/α‐synuclein pathway in dopaminergic neurons

    Article • FASEB BioAdvances, October 2023, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  23. Analyzing changes in help-seeking from mental and physical health professionals during COVID-19 in Japan

    Article • Psychology Health & Medicine, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Takahiro Kato

  24. Holiday Internet Usage Time and the Risk of Internet Addiction Tendency among Working Adults in their 30s in Japan

    Article • Psychiatry International, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  25. Hikikomori‐Like Social Withdrawal: An Italian Case Report

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2023, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  26. High‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein and bilirubin as possible biomarkers for hikikomori in depression: a case–control study

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2023, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  27. Clinical Usefulness of a Short Version of the Internet Addiction Test to Screen for Probable Internet Addiction in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  28. Preliminary analysis of hippocampus synaptic apoptosis and microglial phagocytosis induced by severe restraint stress

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, November 2022, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  29. A case of bipolar disorder with AIF1 (coding gene of Iba‐1) deletion: a pilot in vitro analysis using blood‐derived microglia‐like (iMG) cells

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, November 2022, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  30. One month version of Hikikomori Questionnaire‐25 ( HQ‐25M ): Development and initial validation

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2022, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  31. Personality traits of female vocational school students in Japan with smartphone addiction with comorbid modern type depression traits

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, September 2022, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  32. Risk factors of hikikomori among office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective online survey

    Article • Current Psychology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  33. Mitochondrial Calcium-Triggered Oxidative Stress and Developmental Defects in Dopaminergic Neurons Differentiated from Deciduous Teeth-Derived Dental Pulp Stem Cells with MFF Insufficiency

    Article • Antioxidants, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  34. Machine Learning Algorithm-Based Prediction Model for the Augmented Use of Clozapine with Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  35. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is a Possible Blood Biomarker of Schizoid Personality Traits among Females

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  36. Network Analysis-Based Disentanglement of the Symptom Heterogeneity in Asian Patients with Schizophrenia: Findings from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antipsychotics

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Takahiro Kato

  37. Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Business: Increasing the Hikikomori-Like Workers in Japan

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  38. Psychodynamic group psychotherapy for hikikomori: The case of a socially withdrawn male with schizoaffective disorder

    Article • Journal of Clinical Psychology, July 2021, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  39. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide-Induced Delayed Neuropsychiatric Sequelae: Case Report of Two Cases and Relevant Literature Review

    Article • Case Reports in Psychiatry, March 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Takahiro Kato

  40. Blood metabolic signatures of hikikomori, pathological social withdrawal

    Article • January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Takahiro Kato

  41. Involvement of microglia in disturbed fear memory regulation: Possible microglial contribution to the pathophysiology of posttraumatic stress disorder

    Article • Neurochemistry International, November 2020, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  42. Autism Spectrum Conditions in Hikikomori: A Pilot Case–Control Study

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, September 2020, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  43. Forced social isolation due to COVID ‐19 and consequent mental health problems: lessons from hikikomori

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, July 2020, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  44. Network Analysis of the Depressive Symptom Profiles in Asian Patients with Depressive Disorders: Findings from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antidepressants (REAP‐AD)

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, February 2020, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  45. Improvement Of Frontal Lobe Dysfunction And White Matter Integrity By rTMS In Treatment-Resistant Depression

    Article • November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Takahiro Kato

  46. Antidepressant effect of the translocator protein antagonist ONO-2952 on mouse behaviors under chronic social defeat stress

    Article • Neuropharmacology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  47. Cuprizone-treated mice, a possible model of schizophrenia, highlighting the simultaneous abnormalities of GABA, serine and glycine in hippocampus

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, July 2019, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  48. Cannabis use correlates with aggressive behavior and long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatment in Asian patients with schizophrenia

    Article • Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Seon-Cheol Park, Dr Adarsh Tripathi, Takahiro Kato, naotaka shinfuku, Dr Yong Chon Park, Toshiya Inada

  49. Establishing the cut-off score for aggression on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale-Excited Component (BPRS-EC) in schizophrenia patients

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Seon-Cheol Park, Takahiro Kato, naotaka shinfuku, Dr Yong Chon Park, Eunyoung Jang

  50. Hikikomori: Multidimensional understanding, assessment and future international perspectives

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2019, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  51. Development and validation of the 22‐item Tarumi's modern‐type depression trait scale; Avoidance of social roles, Complaint and low Self‐esteem (TACS‐22)

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, March 2019, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  52. Development and validation of the 25-item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25)

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, July 2018, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  53. Prevalence rate of Internet addiction among Japanese college students: Two cross-sectional studies and reconsideration of cut-off points of Young's Internet Addiction Test in Japan

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, July 2018, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  54. Does LINE addiction exist? Potential concerns about Japan's most popular form of social media on smartphones

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2018, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  55. Harnessing Social Media to Explore Youth Social Withdrawal in Three Major Cities in China: Cross-Sectional Web Survey

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, May 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Takahiro Kato

  56. Is a Socio-Cultural Analysis of Depressive Disorders a Matter of Concern? Response to Kaiya

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, May 2018, American Psychiatric Association

    Takahiro Kato

  57. Tryptophan-kynurenine and lipid related metabolites as blood biomarkers for first-episode drug-naïve patients with major depressive disorder: An exploratory pilot case-control study

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, April 2018, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  58. p66Shc Signaling Mediates Diabetes-Related Cognitive Decline

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  59. Blood biomarkers of Hikikomori, a severe social withdrawal syndrome

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  60. Hikikomori: experience in Japan and international relevance

    Article • World Psychiatry, January 2018, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  61. Development of a 2-h suicide prevention program for medical staff including nurses and medical residents: A two-center pilot trial

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, January 2018, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  62. Does hikikomori (severe social withdrawal) exist among young people in urban areas of China?

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, December 2017, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  63. Donepezil suppresses intracellular Ca2+ mobilization through the PI3K pathway in rodent microglia

    Article • Journal of Neuroinflammation, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  64. Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy and severe developmental delay in an association with de novo double mutations in NF1 and MAGEL2

    Article • Epilepsia Open, November 2017, Wiley

    Toshiro Hara, Takahiro Kato, Masutaka Furue

  65. Modern-Type Depression as an “Adjustment” Disorder in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, November 2017, American Psychiatric Association

    Takahiro Kato

  66. Dysregulated gene expressions of MEX3D, FOS and BCL2 in human induced-neuronal (iN) cells from NF1 patients: a pilot study

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  67. Fibromyalgia and microglial TNF-α: Translational research using human blood induced microglia-like cells

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  68. Suicidal ideation and burnout among psychiatric trainees in Japan

    Article • Early Intervention in Psychiatry, August 2017, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  69. Harnessing Social Media to Explore Youth Social Withdrawal in Three Major Cities in China: Cross-Sectional Web Survey (Preprint)

    Article • July 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Takahiro Kato

  70. Progressive brain atrophy and cognitive decline along with multiple episodes of delirium

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2017, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  71. Microglia-derived neuregulin expression in psychiatric disorders

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, March 2017, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  72. Editorial: Minding Glial Cells in the Novel Understandings of Mental Illness

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, February 2017, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  73. Comparison of treatment patterns in schizophrenia between China and Japan (2001-2009)

    Article • Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, February 2017, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  74. Microglial CD206 Gene Has Potential as a State Marker of Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2017, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  75. Effect of Excessive Coffee Consumption on the Clinical Course of a Patient With Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Clinical Neuropharmacology, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Takahiro Kato

  76. Can Pokémon GO rescue shut-ins (hikikomori) from their isolated world?

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, December 2016, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  77. Plasma Metabolites Predict Severity of Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatric Patients-A Multicenter Pilot Analysis

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Takahiro Kato

  78. Aripiprazole inhibits polyI:C-induced microglial activation possibly via TRPM7

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, December 2016, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  79. New game software (Pokémon Go) may help youth with severe social withdrawal, hikikomori

    Article • Psychiatry Research, December 2016, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  80. Directly Induced Glial/Neuronal Cells from Human Peripheral Tissues: A Novel Translational Research Tool for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Article • Advances in Neuroimmune Biology, November 2016, IOS Press

    Takahiro Kato

  81. Internet addiction and self-evaluated attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder traits among Japanese college students

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2016, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  82. TNF-α from hippocampal microglia induces working memory deficits by acute stress in mice

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, July 2016, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  83. A 39-Year-Old “Adultolescent”: Understanding Social Withdrawal in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, February 2016, American Psychiatric Association

    Takahiro Kato

  84. Boundless syndromes in modern society: An interconnected world producing novel psychopathology in the 21st century

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, January 2016, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  85. Neurocognitive Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Psychosomatics, January 2016, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  86. Multidimensional anatomy of ‘modern type depression’ in Japan: A proposal for a different diagnostic approach to depression beyond the DSM-5

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2015, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  87. Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper-training for university administrative staff in Japan

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, October 2015, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  88. Abnormal behaviours during pramipexole treatment for Cotard's syndrome: a case report

    Article • Psychogeriatrics, September 2015, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  89. A patient with Alzheimer's disease complicated by elderly-onset Cushing's syndrome who had undergone surgical treatment for adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia

    Article • Psychogeriatrics, September 2015, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  90. Psychopathology associated with social withdrawal: Idiopathic and comorbid presentations

    Article • Psychiatry Research, July 2015, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  91. Introducing directly induced microglia-like (iMG) cells from fresh human monocytes: a novel translational research tool for psychiatric disorders

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, May 2015, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  92. MK-801 treatment affects glycolysis in oligodendrocytes more than in astrocytes and neuronal cells: insights for schizophrenia

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, May 2015, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  93. Relationship between Trusting Behaviors and Psychometrics Associated with Social Network and Depression among Young Generation: A Pilot Study

    Article • PLOS One, April 2015, PLOS

    Takahiro Kato

  94. Mania occurring during systemic lupus erythematosus relapse and its amelioration on clinical and neuroimaging follow-up

    Article • Lupus, February 2015, SAGE Publications

    Takahiro Kato

  95. Microglial intracellular Ca2+ signaling as a target of antipsychotic actions for the treatment of schizophrenia

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, November 2014, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  96. The prevalence and correlates of severe social withdrawal in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Takahiro Kato

  97. Anti-allergic mechanisms of Japanese herbal medicine,yokukansanon mast cells

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, August 2014, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  98. Identification of the hikikomori syndrome of social withdrawal: Psychosocial features and treatment preferences in four countries

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Takahiro Kato

  99. Direct induction of ramified microglia-like cells from human monocytes: Dynamic microglial dysfunction in Nasu-Hakola disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  100. Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Induces Sustained Intracellular Ca2+Elevation through the Up-regulation of Surface Transient Receptor Potential 3 (TRPC3) Channels in Rodent Microglia

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Takahiro Kato

  101. Minocycline, a Microglial Inhibitor, Diminishes Terminal Patients' Delirium?

    Article • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, March 2014, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  102. Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMC Medical Education, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato, Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  103. Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  104. Pretreatment of aripiprazole and minocycline, but not haloperidol, suppresses oligodendrocyte damage from interferon-γ-stimulated microglia in co-culture model

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  105. Suicide Intervention Skills Among Japanese Medical Residents

    Article • Academic Psychiatry, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  106. Undergraduate medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry: An international cross-sectional survey between India and Japan

    Article • International Review of Psychiatry, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr YATAN PAL SINGH BALHARA, Takahiro Kato

  107. Emerging devices for epilepsy

    Article • Neurology Clinical Practice, August 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Takahiro Kato

  108. Effectiveness of brief suicide management training programme for medical residents in Japan: a cluster randomized controlled trial

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, July 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Takahiro Kato

  109. Minocycline, a microglial inhibitor, reduces ‘honey trap’ risk in human economic exchange

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  110. Neuroinflammation in schizophrenia especially focused on the role of microglia

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, April 2013, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  111. Nationwide Survey of Work Environment, Work-Life Balance and Burnout among Psychiatrists in Japan

    Article • PLOS One, February 2013, PLOS

    Takahiro Kato

  112. Missing and Possible Link between Neuroendocrine Factors, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and Microglia

    Article • Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, January 2013, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  113. Neuron-Glia Interaction as a Possible Glue to Translate the Mind-Brain Gap: A Novel Multi-Dimensional Approach Toward Psychology and Psychiatry (R1)

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, January 2013, Frontiers

    Takahiro Kato

  114. Hikikomori as a possible clinical term in psychiatry: a questionnaire survey

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  115. Minocycline Modulates Human Social Decision-Making: Possible Impact of Microglia on Personality-Oriented Social Behaviors

    Article • PLOS One, July 2012, PLOS

    Takahiro Kato

  116. Introducing the concept of modern depression in Japan; an international case vignette survey

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr YATAN PAL SINGH BALHARA, Takahiro Kato, Miss JANE CHANG

  117. Does minocycline, an antibiotic with inhibitory effects on microglial activation, sharpen a sense of trust in social interaction?

    Article • Psychopharmacology, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  118. Are Japan's hikikomori and depression in young people spreading abroad?

    Article • The Lancet, September 2011, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  119. Aripiprazole inhibits superoxide generation from phorbol-myristate-acetate (PMA)-stimulated microglia in vitro: Implication for antioxidative psychotropic actions via microglia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, July 2011, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  120. Does the ‘hikikomori’ syndrome of social withdrawal exist outside Japan? A preliminary international investigation

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr YATAN PAL SINGH BALHARA, Takahiro Kato, Miss JANE CHANG

  121. Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Antipsychotics Via Microglia Modulations: Are Antipsychotics a ‘Fire Extinguisher’ in the Brain of Schizophrenia?

    Article • Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, June 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Takahiro Kato

  122. Possible Role of BDNF-Induced Microglial Intracellular Ca2+ Elevation in the Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Article • Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, June 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Takahiro Kato

  123. Inhibitory effects of SSRIs on IFN-γ induced microglial activation through the regulation of intracellular calcium

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, October 2010, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  124. Successful treatment of chronic urticaria with a Japanese herbal medicine, yokukansan

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, September 2010, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  125. Impact of biopsychosocial factors on psychiatric training in Japan and overseas: Are psychiatrists oriented to mind, brain, or sociocultural issues?

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr YATAN PAL SINGH BALHARA, Takahiro Kato

  126. Development of 2-hour suicide intervention program among medical residents: First pilot trial

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, August 2010, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  127. Differences in the preferred antipsychotics for acute schizophrenia among young psychiatrists in two regions of Japan

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, June 2010, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  128. Attitudes of early-career psychiatrists in Japan toward child and adolescent psychiatry and their career decision

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, April 2010, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  129. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Induces Sustained Elevation of Intracellular Ca2+ in Rodent Microglia

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, November 2009, The American Association of Immunologists

    Takahiro Kato

  130. Cytokines and schizophrenia: Microglia hypothesis of schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 2009, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  131. Effect of yokukansan on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, March 2009, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  132. Attitude of young psychiatrists toward coercive measures in psychiatry: a case vignette study in Japan

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato

  133. Inhibitory effects of aripiprazole on interferon--induced microglial activation via intracellular Ca2+regulationin vitro

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, July 2008, Wiley

    Takahiro Kato

  134. The effect of atypical antipsychotics, perospirone, ziprasidone and quetiapine on microglial activation induced by interferon-γ

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, January 2008, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  135. Antidepressants inhibit interferon-γ-induced microglial production of IL-6 and nitric oxide

    Article • Experimental Neurology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  136. Risperidone significantly inhibits interferon-γ-induced microglial activation in vitro

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, May 2007, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  137. Phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylcholine-containing liposomes inhibit amyloid β and interferon-γ-induced microglial activation

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, April 2007, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  138. Phospholipids modulate superoxide and nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide and phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate-activated microglia

    Article • Neurochemistry International, February 2007, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  139. Interictal Psychosis After Stroke With Forced Normalization

    Article • Journal of Neuropsychiatry, November 2006, American Psychiatric Association

    Takahiro Kato

  140. Different SPECT findings before and after Capgras’ syndrome in interictal psychosis

    Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, August 2006, Elsevier

    Takahiro Kato

  141. Laminin and its Related Peptides for the Treatment of Alzheimers Disease

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry - Central Nervous System Agents, December 2005, Bentham Science Publishers

    Takahiro Kato

  142. Article • Journal of Medical Systems, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato