Michiko Akimoto

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Affiliation: 准教授, 人間科学部人間科学科, 東洋英和女学院大学

Degree: Master of Arts

J-GLOBAL ID: 200901056891868964
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高齢者全般の心理学、糖尿病を持つ方々の心理的ケア、脳損傷高齢者のリハビリテーション、認知症当事者や家族の心理的ケア、神経心理学、ユング心理学、脳とこころと身体の関係、共感の神経基盤と心理的しくみに興味があります。神経科学諸領域と精神医学、心理学、哲学等をつなぐニューロサイコアナリシス（神経精神分析）という新しい学際的分野から人の脳、こころ、身体の関係について考えています。現在の研究の中心は、箱庭療法の脳神経基盤、および脳から見た箱庭療法におけるクライエントーセラピスト関係です。心理療法としては特に箱庭療法や描画に関心があり、脳に損傷のある高齢者の潜在的可能性や自己実現のプロセスに注目してきました。臨床心理士、若年認知症専門員、日本老年精神医学会認定上級専門心理士

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

2005 - Present

(associate professor), Department of Human Sciences, Toyo Eiwa University
Jul, 2019 - Mar, 2020

Graducate School of Medicine, Information Technology and Medical Engineering, Medical Imaging System Sciences, Kyoto University
Apr, 2003 - Mar, 2005

(Clinical Psychologist), Department of Rehabilitation, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center
Apr, 2001 - Mar, 2003

(Clinical Psychologist and Researcher), Department of Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, Tokyo Insititute of Psychiatry
Apr, 1996 - Mar, 1998

非常勤講師, 品川介護福祉専門学校

Education

Jul, 2018 - Jun, 2019

Department of Human Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Apr, 1985 - Mar, 1987

Sophia University Graduate School
Jul, 1982 - Aug, 1982

フランス政府短期給費留学生

Awards

2008

Hayao Kawai Award, Japan Association of Sandplay Therapy

Michiko Akimoto
1981

Kobayashi Award, speech contest Concours de Francais, Asahi Shimbun

YOSHIDA Michiko

Major Papers

229

Distance and Physicality in Online Encounters: Implications from and for Social Interaction Research

Michiko Akimoto

Toyo Eiwa Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, (38) 39-51, Mar, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
589

Bridging the gap between mind and brain-Ecological validity in sandplay research using NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy)

AKIMOTO Michiko

The Journal of the Graduate School of Toyo Eiwa University, 15 23-36, Mar, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Exploring the sandplayer's brain: A single case study

AKIMOTO Michiko, FURUKAWA Keiko, ITO Junko

Archives of Sandplay Therapy, 30(3) 73-94, Mar, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Psychotherapy for a post-stroke (subarachnoid Hemorrhage) patient: The perspective of Neuropsychonanalysis

AKIMOTO Michiko, HIRAO Kazuyuki, YAMA Megumi

Archives of Sandplay Therapy, 30(1) 55-66, Jul, 2017 Peer-reviewed
箱庭療法の可能性失われた言葉の向こう―高齢者の箱庭表現

秋本倫子

Journal of Japanese Clinical Psychology, 7(6) 771-776, Nov, 2007 Invited
83歳の脳血管障害患者のリハビリテーションの一事例

秋本倫子

心理臨床学研究, 24(6) 653-663, 2007 Peer-reviewed
重度失語症と左半側空間無視を呈した高齢男性に対する箱庭療法の一例

秋本倫子

箱庭療法学研究, 19(1) 35-48, 2006 Peer-reviewed
Psychosocial predictors of relapse among diabetes patients: A 2-year follow-up after inpatient diabetes education

M Akimoto, Fukunishi, I, K Kanno, Y Oogai, N Horikawa, T Yamazaki, Y Morokuma

PSYCHOSOMATICS, 45(4) 343-349, Jul, 2004 Peer-reviewedLead author
Effects of a brief small-group intervention on metabolic control and emotional distress in diabetes: a preliminary report

M Akimoto, Fukunishi, I, N Horikawa, T Yamazaki, K Kanno, T Yamada

CUTTING EDGE MEDICINE AND LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, 1174 179-185, 1999
Sandplay therapy for an elderly patient after a severe cerebrovascular accident.

AKIMOTO MICHIKO

臨床精神医学, 25(3) 309-316, Mar, 1996 Peer-reviewed
Application of sandplay therapy in brain-injured elderly.

Michiko Akimoto

Jouornal of Sandplay Therapy, 5(1) 71-83, 1995 Peer-reviewed

Major Misc.

A creative process made visible: Fronto-temporal hemodynamic correlates of sandplay therapy

AKIMOTO Michiko, FURUKAWA Keiko, ITO Junko, KUBOTA Yasutaka

Neuropsychoanalysis, 18(2) 202, Nov, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author
A Single Case NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) Study on the Client-Therapist Relationship in Sandplay Therapy

Michiko Akimoto, Keiko Furukawa, Junko Ito, Yasutaka Kubota

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 51(suppl.1) 104-104, Jul, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author

Books and Other Publications

Introduction to Neuropsychoanalysis

AKIMOTO Michiko (Role: Joint author, Rehabilitation for brain-damaged patients and neurpsychoanalysis: Sandplay therapy as a bridge between mind and brain)

Seishin Shobo, Oct, 2015
必携臨床心理アセスメント（共著）

金剛出版, 2008 (ISBN: 9784772410458)
実践糖尿病の心理臨床（共著）

医歯薬出版, 2006
ロールシャッハ解釈の諸原則

秋谷たつ子, 秋本倫子 (Role: Joint translator) (Original Author(s): アーヴィング・B. ワイナー)

みすず書房, Mar, 2005 (ISBN: 4622071363)
糖尿病バーンアウト燃えつきないためのセルフケアとサポート

石井均監訳 (Role: Joint translator)

医歯薬出版株式会社, 2003
DiabetesーEmengency and Hispital Management

Simon R Page, George M Hall

2002
The MGH Guide to Psychiatry in Primary Care

AKIMOTO Michiko (Role: Joint translator)

2002
Diabetes mellitus as so-called psychosomatic disease in Japan.

Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine., 2001
Therapeutic Guidelines: Respiratory

2001
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Japan

AKIMOTO Michiko (Role: Joint author, Diabetes mellitus as so-called psychosomatic disease in Japan)

Karger, 2001
糖尿病患者の心と自己管理

福西勇夫, 秋本倫子

医学書院, 2001
糖尿病患者への心理学的アプローチ

福西勇夫, 橋本恵美子, 秋本倫子 (Role: Joint author)

学習研究社, Sep, 1999 (ISBN: 4051520919)
Cutting-Edge Medicine and Liaison Psychiatry

Masaaki Matsushita, Isao Fukunishi

Jun, 1999
MGH 総合精神医学マニュアル

ネッド・H・カセム編著, 黒澤尚, 保坂隆監訳 (Role: Joint translator, 第4章、第24章)

メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル, May, 1999
Cutting Edge Medicine and Liaison Psychiatry Psychiatric Problems of Organ Transplantation, Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Genetic Therapy

Masaaki Matshushita, Isao Fukunishi (Role: Joint author, Effects of a brief small-group intervention on metabolic control and emotional distress in diabetes: a preliminary report)

Elsevier, 1999
総合病院精神医学マニュアル

秋本倫子 (Role: Joint author)

医学書院, 1999
アレキシサイミア―感情制御の障害と精神・身体疾患

福西勇夫, 秋本倫子 (Role: Joint translator) (Original Author(s): グレアム・J. テイラー, ジェイムス・D.A. パーカー, R.マイケルバグビー)

星和書店, Jul 1, 1998 (ISBN: 4791103718)
ストレスと心臓―怒りと敵意の科学

A.W. シーグマン, T.W. スミス, 福西勇夫, 秋本倫子, 保坂隆, 尾崎進 (Role: Joint translator)

星和書店, Mar, 1996 (ISBN: 4791103122)
こころの科学増刊臨床心理士職域ガイド

秋本倫子 (Role: Joint author, 「老人病院」)

1995
現代ロールシャッハ・テスト体系（下）

秋本倫子 (Role: Joint translator, 16－18章)

金剛出版, 1991

Presentations

Neuroscience of Sandplay Therapy 3

Michiko Akimoto

Workshop The Korean Association of School Sandplay, Nov 25, 2023 Invited
72

Psychology and COVID-19 vaccines

Michiko Akimoto

Oct 21, 2023 Invited
Neuroscience of Sandplay Therapy 3

Michiko Akimoto

Workshop The Korean Association of School Sandplay, Sep 25, 2023 Invited
Exploring sandplay relationship with a 2-channel portable NIRS（near-infrared spectroscopy)

Michiko Akimoto

第26回国際箱庭療法学会, Mar 28, 2023
Measuring brain activity during sandplay therapyーA study with a portable NIRS deviceー（2）（2）

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito

35th Annual Conference of Japan Association of Sandplay Therapy, Oct 16, 2022
Empathy in sandplay therapy: Reseach with NIRS and video recordings

Michiko Akimoto

41th Annual Convention of the Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology, Sep 24, 2022
The client-therapist interaction during sandplay: A hyperscanining study with wireless NIRS

Yoshinari Kobayashi, Michiko Akimoto, Takuma Tanaka, Yasutaka Kubota, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito, Keiichi Narita, Yoko Hoshi, Akitoshi Seiyama

The 86th national conference of Japan Psychological Association, Sep 10, 2022
The fraudulent pandemic: A psychologist's perspective

Michiko Akimoto

The 86th national conference of Japan Psychological Association, Sep 8, 2022
A novel approach of sandplay therapy research: Detail case analysis with NIRS and video data

Michiko Akimoto

Mar 26, 2022
A NIRS study on interbrain synchronization between the client and therapist during sandplay therapy

Michiko Akimoto, Takuma, Tanaka Junko Ito, Yasutaka Kubota, Akitoshi Seiyama

The 24th Congress of Japan Huma Brain Mapping Society, Feb 28, 2022
Real-time measurement of brain activity during sandplay therapy: NIRS research

Michiko Akimoto

11th KASS (Korean Association of School Sandplay) Conference, Dec 11, 2021 Invited
Therapist Attitude and Co-creation in Sandplay Therapy：A Case Study Using NIRS 2

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito, Takuma Tanaka, Yasutaka Kubota, Yoshinari Kobayashi

The 5th Annual Conference of the Society of Co-creationology, Dec 4, 2021
Neuroscience of Sandplay Therapy②

Michiko Akimoto

The Korean Association of School Sandplay Therapy, Nov 27, 2021 Invited
Practical Report of Single Case Study with MMR

Keiichi Narita, Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito, Takuma Tanaka, Yoshinari Kobayashi, Yasutaka Kubota, Yoko Hoshi, Akitoshi Seiyama

MMRIA Asia Regional/7th JSMMR Annual, Oct 30, 2021
Measuring brain activity during sandplay therapyーA study with a portable NIRS deviceー

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito

34th Annual Conference of Japan Association of Sandplay Therapy, Oct 10, 2021
Client Therapist Relationship in Sandplay Therapy An Explorative Study Using Portable NIRS (near infrared spectroscopy）

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara Junko Ito, Takuma Tanaka, Keiichi Narita, Yoshinari Kobayashi

Sep 1, 2021
Measuring brain activity during sandplay therapy.

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito

Feb 28, 2021 Invited
Managing emotions and stress in caregiving

Michiko Akimoto

Jan 29, 2021 Invited
Integrating first, second, and third-person approaches in sandplay therapy Part 2

Hiroshi Ishihara, Michiko Akimoto, Junko Ito

Dec 5, 2020
Integrating first, second, and third-person approaches in sandplay therapy Part 1

Michiko Akimoto, Hiroshi Ishihara, Junko Ito

Dec 5, 2020

Teaching Experience

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

A study on empathy using sandplay therapy and NIRS

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022
Sandplay therapy and the brain: A neuropsychoanalytic study using NIRS

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2013 - 2015

AKIMOTO MICHIKO, HOSHI Yoko, Nishi HIROKO, NOGUCHI Haruko, KUBOTA Yasutaka, Furukawa KEIKO, ITO Junko, Shinohara MICHIO, HASEGAWA Akihiro, ISHIHARA Hiroshi, IGUCHI Yoshinobu, Kohno SATORU, Seiyama AKITOSHI, HIRAO Kazuyuki, Kishimoto NORIFUMI, Narita KEIICHI, YAMA Megumi, KANEMARU Akiko, KATO Takayuki
Research on the changes of cerebral blood flow during sandplay

2006 - 2008
Psychological care for peple with diabetes
Sandplay for brain-damaged elderly

Media Coverage

Gei ga ataete kureta Hikari

NHK, Dec 11, 2014 TV or radio program
あなたの悩みに親身に答える心のセラピスト37人

世界文化社, 家庭画報, Nov 1, 1995 Newspaper, magazine
精神的特性ー老いを生きる

放送大学, 高齢化社会の生活と福祉, 1991 TV or radio program