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Prof. Norito Kawakami
Norito Kawakami was born on March 2, 1957, in Okayama, Japan. He graduated from Gifu University School of Medicine and acquired his M.D. degree in 1981. He was awarded his D.M.Sc. in 1985 from The University of Tokyo. After receiving his doctorate, Kawakami began his career as an assistant professor at The University of Tokyo. Then, he worked at the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX (1990–1991), and The University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine (1991–1992) as a visiting researcher. He returned to Gifu University School of Medicine as an associate professor in the Department of Public Health (1992–2000). He moved to Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Science as a professor in the Department of Hygiene & Preventive Medicine (2000–2006). He is currently a professor in the Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo (2006).
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Honjo, K., Tsutsumi, A., Kawachi, I., & Kawakami, N. (2006). What accounts for the relationship between social class and smoking cessation? Results of a path analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 62(2), 317–328.
Inoue, A., Kawakami, N., Haratani, T., Kobayashi, F., Ishizaki, M., Hayashi, T., et al. (2010). Job stressors and long-term sick leave due to depressive disorders among Japanese male employees: Findings from the Japan Work Stress and Health Cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64(3), 229–235.
Kawakami, N., Akachi, K., Shimizu, H., Haratani, T., Kobayashi, F., Ishizaki, M., et al. (2000). Job strain, social support in the workplace, and haemoglobin A1c in Japanese men. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(12), 805–809.
Kawakami, N., Iwata, N., Tanigawa, T., Oga, H., Araki, S., Fujihara, S., et al. (1996). Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in a working population in Japan. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 38(9), 899–905.
Kawakami, N., Kobayashi, F., Araki, S., Haratani, T., & Furui, H. (1995). Assessment of job stress dimensions based on the job demands- control model of employees of telecommunication and electric power companies in Japan: Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the job content questionnaire. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2(4), 358–375.
Kawakami, N., Kobayashi, Y., Takao, S., & Tsutsumi, A. (2005). Effects of web-based supervisor training on supervisor support and psychological distress among workers: A randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 41(2), 471–478.
Kawakami, N., Shimizu, H., Haratani, T., Iwata, N., & Kitamura, T. (2004). Lifetime and 6-month? Prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in an urban community in Japan? Psychiatry Research, 121(3), 293–301.
Kawakami, N., Takatsuka, N., Shimizu, H., & Ishibashi, H. (1999). Depressive symptoms and occurrence of type 2 diabetes among Japanese men. Diabetes Care, 22(7), 1071–1076.
Kawakami, N., Takatsuka, N., Shimizu, H., & Takai, A. (1998). Life-time prevalence and risk factors of tobacco/nicotine dependence in male ever-smokers in Japan. Addiction, 93(7), 1023–1032.
Kawakami, N., Tanigawa, T., Araki, S., Nakata, A., Sakurai, S., Yokoyama, K., et al. (1997). Effects of job strain on helper-inducer (CD4+CD29+) and suppressor-inducer (CD4+CD45RA+) T cells in Japanese blue-collar workers. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 66(4), 192–198.
Tsutsumi, A., Nagami, M., Yoshikawa, T., Kogi, K., & Kawakami, N. (2009). Participatory intervention for workplace improvements on mental health and job performance among blue-collar workers: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 51(5), 554–563.
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Shimazu, A. (2013). Kawakami, Norito. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_415
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