Theoretical and empirical development of global mental health and establishment of a research base in Japan

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26670325
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: KAWAKAMI Norito 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (90177650)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KASAI Kiyoto 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (80322056) ; SHIBUYA Kenji 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (50322459) ; JIMBA Masamine 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (70196674)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 脳神経疾患 / 医療・福祉 / 国際協力 / 社会医学 / 自然災害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) The UTokyo Global Mental Health & Well-being (GMHW) Lecture Series included 15 lectures in total to collect information of research and actions for global mental health. (2) To establish a basis for analyzing data of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys including 180,000 people from 28 countries, with a remote access from Japan, a contract was made with Harvard Medical School; a training of analyst was done; the data were preliminary analyzed with a research plan; and a draft research paper was written. (3) Four departments of Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, collaborate to establish a new research base, i.e., the UTokyo Global Mental Health and Well-being Partnership.

Free Research Field

精神保健学