公開日 2023年03月22日
更新日 2024年03月29日
1. Kochi Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre
Kochi Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre was founded in April 2012 with the cooperation of Professor Christopher Gillberg, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
He is a global authority in the field of child psychiatry.
To train specialized doctors and to expand the support for developmental disorders in Kochi, we research and educate clinically on neurodevelopmental disorders under the instruction and cooperation of Prof. Christopher Gillberg.
2. Our projects
Our research ranges overall child psychiatry as also Prof. Gillberg. We do collaboration research, case conferences, and exchange information with Kochi University and Kochi Health Sciences Center, etc. KGNC members are composed of specialists including psychiatrists, pediatricians, educators, psychologists, Speech Language Pathologists, and physical therapists.
1) Training
We improve our specialization by holding seminars for the understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders including “ESSENCE”(※), and seminars about support for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
2) Research
We research neurodevelopmental disorders clinically based on the epidemiologic method theory.
3) Planning prefectural policies
We make use of the outcome of the research for Kochi prefecture's measures for the physically or mentally handicapped.
※ESSENCE
ESSENCE is the acronym for “Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neuropsychiatric/Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations”.
It is the concept which includes developmental disorders, mental retardation, tic disorder, epilepsy, and other Neurodevelopmental disorders which was advocated by Christopher Gillberg.
Christopher Gillberg M.D PhD
Born in 1950
Christopher Gillberg is university consultant child psychiatrist. He has authored over 800 peer-reviewed articles on autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, Tourette's syndrome and eating disorders as well as other areas relevant to the mental health and neurological development of children and adolescents. His articles had an influence on international classification of disease like (※1)ICD and (※2)DSM. He has written 36 books, which have been published in a wide variety of languages. He is the most prolific researcher of autism in the world. His research ranges from basic neuroscience to epidemiology, clinical presentation and prognosis, through to intervention and treatment. He has received several awards for his research. He supervises many research students at (※3)GNC and at other institutions.
● Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg,and Queen Silvia Hospital and Kochi Prefecture (Sweden and Japan)
● University of Glasgow, and West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital (Scotland)
● Institute of Child Health, University College London (England)
● Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
● Institut Pasteur, Paris (France)
(※1) ICD is the abbreviation of “International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems”.
It is known as an health care classification system published by the United Nations-sponsored World Health Organization.
(※2) DSM is the abbreviation of “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”.
It is standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. It provides a common language and is used in the United States and in varying degrees around the world.
(※3) GNC : Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sweden
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