古川 壽亮

Prof Toshi A. Furukawa is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine / School of Public Health, since 2010. Prof Furukawa graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo in 1985, and received his clinical training at Nagoya City University Hospital from 1985-1987. He was previously a Visiting Professor at McMaster University, Canada in 1997; and Professor and Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences from 1999-2010. Prof Furukawa’s major areas of interest and expertise include clinical psycho-pharmacology and cognitive-behavior therapy of mood and anxiety disorders, evidence-based psychiatry, psychometrics and systematic reviews. He is also a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and Editor of the Cochrane Collaboration Common Mental Disorders Group.