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Tatsuo Akechi is affiliated with Nagoya City University in Japan and has an extensive publication record focusing primarily on medicine and psychology. Their work encompasses 163 publications in medicine and 70 in psychology, with significant contributions to the subfields of clinical psychology, public health, oncology, pediatrics, and general health professions.

Their research covers a range of topics related to cancer care, palliative treatment, and mental health, including:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Tatsuo Akechi include:

  • "Smartphone Psychotherapy Reduces Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Fully Decentralized Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (J-SUPPORT 1703 Study)", 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Optimizing antiemetic treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Japan: Update summary of the 2015 Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antiemesis", 2020, International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Acceptance and commitment therapy combined with vestibular rehabilitation for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: A pilot study", 2020, American Journal of Otolaryngology
  • "Safety and effectiveness of antipsychotic medication for delirium in patients with advanced cancer: A large-scale multicenter prospective observational study in real-world palliative care settings", 2020, General Hospital Psychiatry
  • "Risk of major depressive disorder in Japanese cancer patients: A matched cohort study using employer-based health insurance claims data", 2020, Psycho-Oncology

Tatsuo Akechi frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Toshi A. Furukawa
  • Megumi Uchida
  • Yosuke Uchitomi
  • Tatsuya Morita
  • Masaki Kondo

The scientist's research has been published in multiple venues where they have made repeated contributions, such as:

  • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports
  • Palliative & Supportive Care
  • Psycho-Oncology

Best Publications

  • Screening for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients

    Akira Kugaya;Tatsuo Akechi;Toru Okuyama;Hitoshi Okamura

  • Prevalence, predictive factors, and screening for psychologic distress in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer.

    Akira Kugaya M.D.;Tatsuo Akechi M.D.;Toru Okuyama M.D.;Tomohito Nakano

  • Major Depression, Adjustment Disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: Associated and Predictive Factors

    Tatsuo Akechi;Toru Okuyama;Yuriko Sugawara;Tomohito Nakano

  • Development and validation of the cancer fatigue scale: a brief, three-dimensional, self-rating scale for assessment of fatigue in cancer patients.

    Toru Okuyama;Tatsuo Akechi;Akira Kugaya;Hitoshi Okamura

  • Smaller regional volumes of brain gray and white matter demonstrated in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Masatoshi Inagaki;Eisho Yoshikawa;Yutaka Matsuoka;Yuriko Sugawara

  • Late Referrals to Specialized Palliative Care Service in Japan

    Tatsuya Morita;Tatsuo Akechi;Masayuki Ikenaga;Yoshiyuki Kizawa

  • Psychotherapy for depression among incurable cancer patients

    Tatsuo Akechi;Toru Okuyama;Joji Onishi;Tatsuya Morita

  • Factors correlated with fatigue in disease-free breast cancer patients: application of the Cancer Fatigue Scale.

    T. Okuyama;T. Akechi;A. Kugaya;H. Okamura

  • Development of a brief screening interview for adjustment disorders and major depression in patients with cancer.

    Nobuya Akizuki;Tatsuo Akechi;Tatsuro Nakanishi;Eisho Yoshikawa

  • Efficacy of Short-Term Life-Review Interviews on the Spiritual Well-Being of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

    Michiyo Ando;Tatsuya Morita;Tatsuo Akechi;Takuya Okamoto

  • Development of an Impact Thermometer for use in combination with the Distress Thermometer as a brief screening tool for adjustment disorders and/or major depression in cancer patients

    Nobuya Akizuki;Shigeto Yamawaki;Tatsuo Akechi;Tomohito Nakano

  • Impact of dyspnea, pain, and fatigue on daily life activities in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer.

    Keiko Tanaka;Tatsuo Akechi;Toru Okuyama;Yutaka Nishiwaki

  • Burnout and psychiatric morbidity among physicians engaged in end-of-life care for cancer patients: a cross-sectional nationwide survey in Japan.

    Mariko Asai;Tatsuya Morita;Tatsuo Akechi;Yuriko Sugawara

  • Communication about the ending of anticancer treatment and transition to palliative care

    T. Morita;T. Akechi;M. Ikenaga;Y. Kizawa

  • Psychological distress following first recurrence of disease in patients with breast cancer : prevalence and risk factors

    Hitoshi Okamura;Toru Watanabe;Masaru Narabayashi;Noriyuki Katsumata

  • Fatigue in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: Prevalence, Correlated Factors, and Screening

    Toru Okuyama;Keiko Tanaka;Tatsuo Akechi;Akira Kugaya

  • Preferences of cancer patients regarding the disclosure of bad news

    Maiko Fujimori;Tatsuo Akechi;Tatsuya Morita;Masatoshi Inagaki

  • Depression and Psychological Distress in Patients During the Year After Curative Resection of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Yosuke Uchitomi;Ichiro Mikami;Kanji Nagai;Yutaka Nishiwaki

  • Psychiatric Disorders Following First Breast Cancer Recurrence: Prevalence, Associated Factors and Relationship to Quality of Life

    Masako Okamura;Shigeto Yamawaki;Tatsuo Akechi;Koji Taniguchi

  • Development and validation of the Cancer Dyspnoea Scale: a multidimensional, brief, self-rating scale

    K Tanaka;T Akechi;T Okuyama;Y Nishiwaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Yosuke Uchitomi
Yosuke Uchitomi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Toshi A. Furukawa
Toshi A. Furukawa Kyoto University
Hitoshi Okamura
Hitoshi Okamura Hiroshima University
Tatsuya Morita
Tatsuya Morita Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital
Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Toshiaki A. Furukawa Kyoto University
Shigeto Yamawaki
Shigeto Yamawaki Hiroshima University
Yutaka Nishiwaki
Yutaka Nishiwaki Tokyo Medical University
Yutaka Matsuoka
Yutaka Matsuoka Hiroshima University
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama
Shoichiro Tsugane
Shoichiro Tsugane International University of Health and Welfare

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