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Prof. KANEKO Hitoshi
Professor, Psychological Support and Research Center for Human Development, Nagoya University
I am a professor at the Nagoya University Psychological Support & Research Center for Human Development, and I specialise in clinical psychology. I am affiliated with Nagoya University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, and I have provided lectures and seminars regarding clinical practice for training candidates for the role of clinical psychologist. My research has focused on identification of psychosocial risk factors for mental health problems among pregnant and postnatal mothers, especially the emotional bonding disturbances between mother and infant. My second focus is the cross-cultural study of mental health problems among adolescents. I have worked as an original member of the Eurasian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Study group (ECAMHS), an international collaboration study group started in 2016, now renamed the Global Child and Adolescent Mental Health Study group (GCAMHS), and consisting of approximately 20 countries worldwide.
Recent Main Publications
- Kaneko H, Makino Y, Nakano M, Takahashi Y, Matsui M, Ogawa K: The effects of unintended pregnancy on maternal bonding impairment among Japanese mothers: a longitudinal study from pregnancy to one month postpartum. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2025, 25(1).
- Hamada S, Kaneko H, Ogura M, Sourander A: Changes in body dissatisfaction and dieting, and its association with mental health problems among Japanese eighth year adolescents: a 11-year time trend study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2025, 19(1):69.
- Zhang X, Slobodskaya HR, Kaneko H: Adolescent mental health in Japan and Russia: The role of body image, bullying victimisation and school environment. International Journal of Psychology 2024, 59(1):64-73.
- Mori Y, Sourander A, Mishina K, Ståhlberg T, Klomek AB, Kolaitis G, Kaneko H, Li LP, Huong MN, Praharaj SK et al: Unmet need for mental health care among adolescents in Asia and Europe. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 33(12), 4349-4359.
- Haku A, Kaneko H, Kawahito J: Association Between Postpartum Depression and Personality Traits Among Japanese Postpartum Mothers and Fathers. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13(24).