Iwao OSHIMA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health,
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
Office:
Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine,
University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Phone +81-3-5841-3612, Fax +81-3-5841-3392
E-mail i-oshima@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Education:
1981-1986 Ph.D. in Health Sciences, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
1979-1981 Master of Health Sciences, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
1979-1981 Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Professional and Research Experience:
2001-2002 Visiting Scholar of Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Dept. Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
1996- Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan
1993-1996 Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Social Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
1990-1993 Section Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Mental Health Administration Studies, Tokyo, Japan
1986-1990 Senior Researcher, National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Mental Health Administration Studies, Tokyo, Japan
1991-2002 A Board Member and Managing Director, Zenkaren Mental Health and Welfare Research Institute, Zenkaren (Japan NAMI; National Federation of Families with the Mental Ill), Tokyo, Japan
Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:
1996- A board member, Japanese Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
1994-2003 Editor, Japanese Journal of Hospital and Community Psychiatry
1994-2003 A board member, the Japanese Hospital and Community Psychiatry Association
1991- Japanese Hospital and Community Psychiatry Association
1982- Japanese Society of Public Health
1981- Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
1981- Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare
Bibliography (Selective Articles):Original Papers:
Oshima I, Cho N, Takahashi K: Effective components of a nationwide case management program in Japan for individuals with severe mental illness. Community Mental Health Journal 40: 525-537, 2004
Oshima I, Kuno E: Living Arrangements of Individuals with Schizophrenia in Japan: Impact of Community-Based Mental Health Services. International Journal of Social Psychiatry (in press)
Oshima I, Mino Y, Inomata Y: Institutionalism and schizophrenia in Japan -Social environments and negative symptoms: Nationwide survey of in-patients. Br J Psychiatry 183: 50-56, 2003.
Oshima I, Ito J: Case Management Systems in the U.S. : A Case Study of Seven Cities.Japanese J Psychiatric Nursing 29: 70-74, 2002
Okawa N, Oshima I, Cho N, Makino H, Oka I, Ikebuchi E, Ito J: Development of 'Self-Efficacy for Community Life Scale' for People with Schizophrenia: Its Reliability and Validity. Seishin Igaku 43: 727-735, 2001 (In Japanese)
Oshima I: Issues and perspectives of community care revolution in 2003 for people with severe mental illnesses. Community Social Work Research 29: 16-24, 2001 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Cho N: Case management and psychoeducation for the people with schizophrenia: From the perspective of empowerment and normalization. Seishin Igaku 43: 1129-1134, 2001 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Cho N, Anzai N, Takahashi K: The development of care assessment schedule in the case management guideline for the people with mental disabilities in Japan: reliability and validity of the needs for care scale and handicaps scale. Seishin Igaku 42: 809-817, 2000 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Cho N, Takahashi K: The process assessment of the case management guideline for the people with mental disabilities in Japan: The results from national field trial. Seishin Igaku 42: 127-136, 2000 (In Japanese)
Mino Y, Oshima I, Tsuda T, Okagami K: No relationship between schizophrenic birth and influenza epidemics in Japan. J Psychiatric Research 34: 133-138, 2000
Mino Y, Oshima I, Okagami, K: Seasonality of birth in patients with mood disorders in Japan. J Affective Disorders 59: 41-46, 2000.
Ichiki M, Kunugi H, Takei N, Murray RM, Baba H, Arai H, Oshima I, Okagami K, Sato T, Hirose T, Nanko S: Intra-uterine physical growth in schizophrenia: evidence confirming excess of premature birth. Psychological Medicine 30:597-604, 2000
Oshima I: Principle and basic usage of case management guidelines for the people with mental disabilities in Japan. Community Mental Health Review 30: 17-21, 1999
Oshima I, Naito K, Tokunaga J: Evaluation of effectiveness of community mental health system in Kawasaki city -A comparison with national statistics. Japanese J Public Health 45: 722-731, 1998 (In Japanese)
Oshima I: Present personal care services for the people with mental disability and issues for the legalization: Home help services and care management. Japanese J Hospital Community Pshychiatry 40(4): 331-337, 1998.
Oshima I, Naito K, Tokunaga J: The living status and health and welfare needs of schizophrenics living alone in Kawasaki Metropolitan City -From the analysis of citywide survey. Japanese J Hospital Community Pshychiatry 41(1): 50-56, 1998.
Oshima I: Assessment of 'quality of services' in community mental health programs: from the perspective of normalization, Quality of Life, and satisfaction of users. Archives of Psychiatric Diagnostics and Clinical Evaluation 9(3): 341-353,1998.
Oshima I, Oketani H: Personal care services in psychiatric group homes: From the outcomes of a nationwide survey for the community mental health services. Japanese Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1: 44-52, 1997 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Naito K, Tokunaga J, Kurita M: Health and welfare need assessment of the mentally disabled living in Kawasaki Metropolitan City -The current problems to be solved in the city and the planning estimated by the assessment. Japanese Bulletin of Social Psychiatry 5(2): 201-213, 1997 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Yoshizumi A, Inazawa K, Inomata Y, Okagami K: The intention of the community living and the idea of the life style after the discharge expressed by long stay patients: An analysis of a nationwide self-rating survey for long stay schizophrenics in about 40,000 psychiatric beds in Japan. Japanese Journal of Hospital and Community Psychiatry 1996; 38:558-67. (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Yoshizumi A, Inazawa K, et al: The attitudes toward the community living and the determinant factors for the long-stay patients in Japan: The analysis of a nationwide self-rating survey. Seishin Igaku 38: 1248-1256, 1996 (In Japanese)
Ito J, Oshima I. Distribution of EE and its relationship to relapse in Japan. Int J Ment Health Vol 24. pp23-37, 1995
Oshima I, Ito J, Yagihashi M, Okagami K: A study on the scaling methods of Expressed Emotion Scales from the perspective of relapse predictability of schizophrenia. Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica 96: 298-315, 1994.(In Japanese)
Oshima I, Ito J, Yagihashi M, Okagami K: The relationship between Expressed Emotion and daily life functioning of families who take care of the schizophrenics members. Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica 96: 493-512, 1994. (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Okagami K: Psycho-social background of families with long-stay psychiatric patients in Japan: The analysis of the nationwide survey by national federation of families. Seishin Igaku 34: 479-488, 1992 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Ueda H, Yamazaki Y, Shiiya J: Social perception toward the mentally disabled among general inhabitants who were against building the public psychiatric emergency center in a satellite town of Tokyo. Journal of Mental Health 38: 11-23,1992 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Inomata Y, Toida S, et al: Possibility to be discharged of long-stay psychiatric patients and their suitable accommodation need in Japan: Nationwide survey of 40,000 psychiatric beds. Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica 93: 582-602, 1991.(In Japanese)
Oshima I: A study on family support system for the mentally disabled from the perspective of its functions and resources. Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica 89: 204-241, 1987.(In Japanese)
Bibliography (Selective Articles):Publications:
Oshima I, Ito J, Taira N: Need for an integrated program of case management and psychoeducation in long stay psychiatric patients in Japan. Kashima H.et al(eds): Schizophrenia. Keio University Symposia for Life Science and Medicine Vol 8, Springer, 2002
Oshima I, Taira N, Maruyama Y(eds): Home Help Services for the people with mental disablement: Principle and practice based on home help guideline. Zenkaren, Tokyo, 2000 (In Japanese)
Takahashi K, Oshima I (eds): Case management for the people with mental disablement: Principle and practice based on case management guideline. Zenkaren, Tokyo, 1999 (In Japanese)
Oshima I, Nakai K.F. The Japanese Mental Health System and Family Movement: History, Present Status, and Research Findings. In Mandiberg, JM (ed): Innovations in Japanese Mental Health Services. pp13-23, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco,1993.
Oshima I (ed): Development of the welfare community construction and mental health facilities. Seiwa Shoten Publishers, Tokyo, 1992 (In Japanese)
Oshima I (ed): Current issues in psychiatric rehabilitation and families with the mental disablement. Yukyu Shobo Publishers, Tokyo, 1990
Okagami K, Oshima I, Arai M (eds): People with mental disablement in Japan. Minerva Publishers, Kyoto, 1988 (In Japanese)
