Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 70 (2022) award
Toshihiko Matsumoto
まつもと としひこ
Matsumoto Toshihiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-08-15
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saga (student years) → Yokohama (Yokohama City University) → National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (Tokyo)
Career
- Occupations
- psychiatrist, researcher, author
- Active Years
- 1993-2025
- Affiliations
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Yokohama City University, Faculty of Medicine, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry — Center for Mental Health (research divisions)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga Medical School (Saga Medical University) | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | MD | 1989–1993 | Japan |
| Yokohama City University | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry | 博士（医学） | 2003（博士取得） | Japan |
Saga Medical School (Saga Medical University)
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Degree:
MD
Period:
1989–1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate medical degree (MD)
Yokohama City University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Psychiatry
Degree:
博士（医学）
Period:
2003（博士取得）
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Japan
PhD (Medicine) obtained; engaged in psychiatric research at Yokohama City University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Excellent Paper Award (Psychiatric Therapeutics) | — | — | Psychiatric Therapeutics (association/journal) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Japan Criminological Society — Academic Encouragement Award | — | — | Japan Criminological Society | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Yanagita Tomoji Prize | — | — | Japanese Society of Alcohol and Addiction Medicine | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | — | — | Japan Essayists' Club | 受賞 |
Excellent Paper Award (Psychiatric Therapeutics)
2006
Organization:
Psychiatric Therapeutics (association/journal)
Result:
受賞
Japan Criminological Society — Academic Encouragement Award
2011
Organization:
Japan Criminological Society
Result:
受賞
Yanagita Tomoji Prize
2017
Organization:
Japanese Society of Alcohol and Addiction Medicine
Result:
受賞
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
2022
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Understanding and Helping Drug Addiction — 'Syndrome of Intentionally Harming One's Health'
2005 Non-fiction (psychiatry)A clinical introduction to drug addiction and support strategies, based on clinical experience.
drug addictionclinical support
Understanding and Helping Self-Harm — Young People Who Intentionally Harm Their Health
2009 Non-fiction / Clinical psychologyClinical observations and approaches to assisting self-harmers, focusing on young people.
self-harmyoung people's mental health
Drug Dependence and Addiction Psychiatry
2012 Non-fiction (psychiatry)A professional overview of drug dependence from clinical and research perspectives; includes treatment programs like SMARPP.
treatment programsaddiction clinical practice
Alcohol, Depression and Suicide — To Prevent the 'Triangle of Death'
2014 General non-fiction / public healthAn accessible book explaining links between alcohol dependence, depression and suicide risk for a general audience.
alcohol dependencesuicide prevention
Addiction (Chikuma Shinsho)
2018 General-audience nonfictionAn introductory book on addiction for general readers, including policy discussion and harm-reduction perspectives.
introduction to addictionpolicy critiqueharm reduction
Bibliography
- Understanding and Helping Drug Addiction — 'Syndrome of Intentionally Harming One's Health'
- Understanding and Helping Self-Harm — Young People Who Intentionally Harm Their Health
- Self-Harm as Addiction — The Psychopathology of Intentional Self-Harm
- Drug Dependence and Addiction Psychiatry
- Children Who Self-Harm and Commit Suicide
- Alcohol, Depression and Suicide — To Prevent the 'Triangle of Death'
- Understanding SMARPP: Substance Use Disorder Support Anyone Can Do
- Clinical Focuses in Drug Dependence
- Addiction (Chikuma Shinsho)
- Why Physicians Exist — Modern Essays on Drugs and People
- The Easiest Introduction to Addiction in the World: Is It Someone Else's Fault?
- Stories of Everyday Drugs: Tobacco, Caffeine, Alcohol, Medicines
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clinical and clear proseaccessible style for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- addiction and recoveryself-harm and suicide clinical issuesharm reductionintersection of medicine and policy
Legacy
Worked on addiction, self-harm and suicide issues from both clinical and research perspectives; bridged clinical practice and public debate through specialist and popular books. Noted for advocating harm reduction and critiquing policy.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Japanese Society of Alcohol and Addiction Medicine
- Japan Criminological Society
Quotes
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Humans are animals who use drugs.
Source: Symposium report / interview (example statement) (2019)
Trivia
- Involved in development and dissemination of SMARPP (a substance-use disorder treatment program).
- Active both in clinical research and popular nonfiction writing.
- Advocates harm reduction adapted to the Japanese context.