Wakako Umene‐Nakano
Japan Coal Energy Center(JP)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Nerve injury and regeneration, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Treatment of Major Depression, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Schizophrenia research and treatment
Most-Cited Works
- → Does the ‘hikikomori’ syndrome of social withdrawal exist outside Japan? A preliminary international investigation(2011)287 cited
- → Higher plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) level is associated with SSRI- or SNRI-refractory depression(2009)219 cited
- → Development and validation of the 25‐item Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ‐25)(2018)181 cited
- → SIRT1 gene is associated with major depressive disorder in the Japanese population(2010)139 cited
- → The serotonin 1A receptor gene confer susceptibility to mood disorders: results from an extended meta-analysis of patients with major depression and bipolar disorder(2012)103 cited
- → Nationwide Survey of Work Environment, Work-Life Balance and Burnout among Psychiatrists in Japan(2013)97 cited
- → Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy is associated with changing blood levels of homovanillic acid and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in refractory depressed patients: A pilot study(2008)96 cited
- → Reduction of brain γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrations in early-stage schizophrenia patients: 3T Proton MRS study(2009)88 cited
- → Hikikomori as a possible clinical term in psychiatry: a questionnaire survey(2012)87 cited
- → Introducing the concept of modern depression in Japan; an international case vignette survey(2011)77 cited