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Selected work in psychiatric epidemiology, adolescent mental health, and causal inference.

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2026

Nature Human Behaviour · 2026

Loneliness and desire for thinness explain sex differences in adolescent internalizing problems

A longitudinal study, developed with young people, examining how loneliness and desire for thinness contribute to sex differences in adolescent mental health.

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Narita ZC*, Knowles G, Sawyer SM, Yamasaki S, Moreno-Agostino D, DeVylder J, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Sawai Y, Nagaoka D, Sasaki R, Zhou R, Yamane N, Cosse J, Stanyon D, Goto H, Tanaka R, Uno A, Usami S, Ando S, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Shinozaki T, Kasai K, Patel V, Nishida A, and the Bridging Divides Young Persons Advisory Group. Loneliness and desire for thinness explain sex differences in adolescent internalizing problems. Nat Hum Behav. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02578-2.

BMJ Mental Health · 2026

Effect of home visiting support on maternal psychosocial needs and postnatal depression: emulating a target trial

A target trial emulation evaluating home-visiting support for young mothers, with psychosocial needs and postnatal depression as outcomes.

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Baba K, Narita ZC*, Yamasaki S, Shinozaki T, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Knowles G, Devylder J, Ayaya S, Kumagaya S, Stanyon D, Oikawa N, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Ando S, Kasai K, Miyashita M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Patel V, Sawyer SM, Nishida A. Effect of home visiting support on maternal psychosocial needs and postnatal depression: emulating a target trial. BMJ Ment Health. 2026;29:e302675.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2026

Loneliness patterns across time and subsequent risk of psychotic experiences, depression, anxiety, and diminished well-being in adolescents

A cohort study comparing persistent, emerging, and remitting loneliness in relation to later mental health and well-being.

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Narita ZC*, DeVylder J, Knowles G, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, Stanyon D, Yamaguchi S, Shinozaki T, Sasaki R, Zhou R, Ando S, Morgan C, Dazzan P, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Kelleher I, Nishida A. Loneliness patterns across time and subsequent risk of psychotic experiences, depression, anxiety, and diminished well-being in adolescents. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2026;67(7):1095–1105. doi:10.1111/jcpp.70114.

Molecular Psychiatry · 2026

Examining glycation as a mediator linking bullying to psychotic experience and depressive symptom in adolescents

A longitudinal mediation analysis examining glycation as a potential biological pathway linking bullying with later psychiatric symptoms.

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Miyashita M*, Narita ZC*, DeVylder J, Yamasaki S, Ando S, Toriumi K, Yamaguchi S, Nakanishi M, Hosozawa M, Koike S, Suzuki K, Baba K, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Anglin DM, Knowles G, Morgan C, Richards M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A, Arai M. Examining glycation as a mediator linking bullying to psychotic experience and depressive symptom in adolescents. Mol Psychiatry. 2026;31(7):3872–3879. doi:10.1038/s41380-026-03521-7.

2025

Nature Human Behaviour · 2025

The silent crisis in girls' mental health

A commentary on worsening mental health among adolescent girls and the social conditions that warrant attention.

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Narita ZC*, Knowles G, Yamasaki S, Kasai K, Nishida A. The silent crisis in girls' mental health. Nat Hum Behav. 2025;9(12):2409–2410. doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02322-2.

Communications Psychology · 2025

Problematic online gaming mediates the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity and subsequent mental health issues in adolescents

A longitudinal mediation study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms, problematic online gaming, and subsequent mental health outcomes.

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Narita ZC*, DeVylder J, Knowles G, Ando S, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, Stanyon D, Yamaguchi S, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A. Problematic online gaming mediates the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity and subsequent mental health issues in adolescents. Commun Psychol. 2025;3:117. doi:10.1038/s44271-025-00296-5.

JAMA Psychiatry · 2025 · Research methods

Key Considerations in Mediation Analysis for Psychiatric Research

Practical considerations for mediation analysis: temporal ordering, confounding, and exposure–mediator interaction.

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Narita ZC*, Miyashita M, Furukawa TA, Nishida A. Key Considerations in Mediation Analysis for Psychiatric Research. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;82(7):634–636. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0566.

The Lancet Psychiatry · 2025 · Research methods

Misuse of Prediction Models in Psychiatric Research

Why models built for prediction do not, on their own, answer causal questions in psychiatric research.

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Narita ZC*, Furukawa TA. Misuse of Prediction Models in Psychiatric Research. Lancet Psychiatry. 2025;12(1):6–7. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00352-3.

2024

Schizophrenia Bulletin · 2024

Association of Problematic Internet Use with Psychotic Experiences and Depression in Adolescents: A Cohort Study

A cohort study of problematic internet use and subsequent psychotic experiences and depression in adolescents.

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Narita Z*, Ando S, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, DeVylder J, Yamaguchi S, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A. Association of Problematic Internet Use with Psychotic Experiences and Depression in Adolescents: A Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull. 2024 Dec 20;51(1):198–207. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbae089.

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences · 2024

Time-varying living arrangements and suicide death in the general population sample: 14-year causal survival analysis via pooled logistic regression

A longitudinal analysis of changing living arrangements and suicide mortality over 14 years.

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Narita Z*, Shinozaki T, Goto A, Hori H, Kim Y, Wilcox HC, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Time-varying living arrangements and suicide death in the general population sample: 14-year causal survival analysis via pooled logistic regression. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024. 23;33:e30.

Clinical Nutrition · 2024

Association of sugary drinks, carbonated beverages, vegetable and fruit juices, sweetened and black coffee, and green tea with subsequent depression: a five-year cohort study

A five-year cohort study comparing beverage consumption patterns and subsequent depression.

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Narita Z, Hidese S, Kanehara R, Tachimori H, Hori H, Kim Y, Kunugi H, Arima K, Mizukami S, Tanno K, Takanashi N, Yamagishi K, Muraki I, Yasuda N, Saito I, Maruyama K, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Association of sugary drinks, carbonated beverages, vegetable and fruit juices, sweetened and black coffee, and green tea with subsequent depression: a five-year cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2024;43(6):1395-1404.

Psychological Medicine · 2024

Uncovering associations between gender nonconformity, psychosocial factors, and mental health in adolescents: a birth cohort study

A birth cohort study of gender nonconformity, social experiences, and adolescent mental health.

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Narita Z*, DeVylder J, Yamasaki S, Ando S, Endo K, Miyashita M, Yamaguchi S, Usami S, Stanyon D, Knowles G, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Nishida A. Uncovering associations between gender nonconformity, psychosocial factors, and mental health in adolescents: a birth cohort study. Psychol Med. 2024;54(5):921-930.

2022

Translational Psychiatry · 2022

Association between vegetable, fruit, and flavonoid-rich fruit consumption in midlife and major depressive disorder in later life: the JPHC Saku Mental Health Study

A population-based study of fruit and vegetable consumption in midlife and depression in later life.

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Narita Z, Nozaki S, Shikimoto R, Hori H, Kim Y, Mimura M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Association between vegetable, fruit, and flavonoid-rich fruit consumption in midlife and major depressive disorder in later life: the JPHC Saku Mental Health Study. Transl Psychiatry. 2022;12;412.

Books and chapters

Cover of the Japanese edition of Systematic Psychiatric Evaluation

Systematic Psychiatric Evaluation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Applying The Perspectives of Psychiatry

システマティック臨床精神医学 — 4つの多元的観点による治療体系化

Supervising translator: Zui Narita. Editorial supervision: Akira Sawa. Japanese edition published by Chugai-Igakusha, June 2024. ISBN 978-4-498-22960-0.

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Tasman’s Psychiatry book cover

Tasman’s Psychiatry

Contributing author.

Tasman’s Psychiatry Fifth Edition.

Berlin: Springer. 2023.

Chapter 128: Medications for Anxiety Disorders

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Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression book cover

Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression

Contributing author.

Managing treatment-resistant depression Road to Novel Therapeutics.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Academic Press Books-Elsevier. 2022.

Chapter 17: Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.

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DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis

Japanese edition, Igaku Shoin, 2016. Chapter 5: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

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Journal publications, including in-press work. Updated November 2026.

In press / online ahead of print 3 publications
  1. Narita ZC, Shinozaki T, Yamasaki S, Knowles G, Nakanishi M, Hosozawa M, Yamaguchi S, Ando S, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Sawyer SM, Nishida A. Longitudinal Patterns of Problematic Internet Use and Subsequent Mental Health Problems in Adolescents. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci (In press).
  2. Narita ZC, Kelleher I, DeVylder J, Yamasaki S, Shinozaki T, Nagaoka D, Sawai Y, Uno A, Tanaka R, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Sasaki R, Zhou R, Yamane N, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Knowles G, Dazzan P, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Morgan C, Murray RM, Nishida A. Depressive and anxiety symptoms as precursors to psychotic experiences in a neurodevelopmental risk pathway: a six-wave prospective cohort study from childhood to adulthood. Schizophr Bull (In press).
  3. Narita ZC, Knowles G, Sawyer SM, Yamasaki S, Moreno-Agostino D, DeVylder J, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Sawai Y, Nagaoka D, Sasaki R, Zhou R, Yamane N, Cosse J, Stanyon D, Goto H, Tanaka R, Uno A, Usami S, Ando S, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Shinozaki T, Kasai K, Patel V, Nishida A, Bridging Divides Young Persons Advisory Group. Loneliness and desire for thinness explain sex differences in adolescent internalizing problems. Nature Human Behaviour (Online ahead of print).
2026 11 publications
  1. Narita ZC, Mathur AK, Yang K. Multimodal approaches in precision psychiatry. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2026;8:1-10.
  2. Narita ZC, Yamasaki S, Nishida A. Considering School Environment and Child Vulnerability in Absenteeism. JAMA Pediatr. 2026;180(10):1171.
  3. Hazumi M, Narita ZC, Kuroda N, Kataoka M, Hori H, Cho Y, Hanafusa M, Kanehara R, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Association between irregular social rhythm and all-cause mortality, death by illness, suicide and accidental death: a 19-year community-based cohort study in Japan. BMJ Public Health. 2026;4(3):e004543. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2025-004543.
  4. Narita ZC, Japanese National Center Cohort Collaborative for Advancing Population Health Group. Milk Consumption and Health Outcomes in Western and Asian Populations. Public Health Nutr. 2026;29(1):e161. doi:10.1017/S1368980026103127.
  5. Nestler S, Kaus M, Fechtner M, Szymczak H, Takayama T, Narita ZC, Apfelbacher C, Buntrock C. Umbrella review of digital interventions promoting mental health: enhancing resilience, well-being, and quality of life. Ment Health Prev. 2026;43:200539. doi:10.1016/j.mhp.2026.200539.
  6. Baba K, Narita ZC, Yamasaki S, Shinozaki T, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Knowles G, DeVylder J, Ayaya S, Kumagaya S, Stanyon D, Oikawa N, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Ando S, Kasai K, Miyashita M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Patel V, Sawyer SM, Nishida A. Effect of home visiting support on maternal psychosocial needs and postnatal depression: emulating a target trial. BMJ Mental Health. 2026;29(1):e302675.
  7. Miyashita M, Narita ZC, Devylder J, Yamasaki S, Ando S, Toriumi K, Yamaguchi S, Nakanishi M, Hosozawa M, Koike S, Suzuki K, Baba K, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Anglin D, Knowles G, Morgan C, Richards M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A, Arai M. Examining Glycation as a Mediator Linking Bullying to Psychotic Experience and Depressive Symptom in Adolescents. Mol Psychiatry. 2026;31(7):3872-3879. (Co-first author.)
  8. Narita ZC, Shinozaki T, Furukawa TA, Nishida A. Can We Finally Identify the Psychological Effect of Body Size? A Century from Kretschmer to Mendelian Randomization. J Epidemiol. 2026;36(10):334-335.
  9. Narita ZC, DeVylder J, Knowles G, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, Stanyon D, Yamaguchi S, Shinozaki T, Sasaki R, Zhou R, Ando S, Morgan C, Dazzan P, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Kelleher I, Nishida A. Loneliness patterns across time and subsequent risk of psychotic experiences, depression, anxiety, and diminished well-being in adolescents. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2026;67(7):1095-1105.
  10. Fukaguchi K, Shinozaki T, Narita ZC, Goto A. Effect of early healthcare visits on cardiovascular disease risk in people with newly screened diabetes: emulating a target trial using a large insurance database. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2026;231:113020.
  11. Narita ZC. Antipsychotic therapy and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression: target trial emulation framework study: Commentary, Narita. Br J Psychiatry. 2026;228(1):78.
2025 17 publications
  1. Tuturea LE, Narita ZC, Shimomura K, Nakano W, Newnham EA, Kim Y. Long-term mental health trajectories after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A systematic review. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025;16(1):2592408.
  2. Maruyama-Sakurai K, Tachimori H, Honjo K, Kunugi H, Saito I, Kato T, Arima K, Tomita Y, Tanno K, Yamagishi K, Iso H, Yasuda N, Narita Z, Kim Y, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Associations between work-family conflict and depressive symptoms and effect modification by social support and income among Japanese workers: A community-based cross-sectional study. PCN Rep. 2025;4(4):e70252.
  3. Narita ZC, Knowles G, Yamasaki S, Kasai K, Nishida A. The silent crisis in girls’ mental health. Nat Hum Behav. 2025;9(12):2409-2410.
  4. Narita ZC, Krishna RN, Wright M, Dantas JAR, Newnham EA. U.S. funding cuts and the future of disaster mental health in the Asia Pacific. Asian J Psychiatr. 2025;112:104702.
  5. Narita ZC, Inoue K, Kanehara R, Hori H, Ihira H, Yasuda N, Saito I, Kato T, Arima K, Nakashima H, Tanno K, Takanashi N, Yamagishi K, Muraki I, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Goto A, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Mental disorders, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases mediate the associations of psychosocial factors with well-being and ikigai: a population-based cohort study. SSM Mental Health. 2025;8:100527.
  6. Ueda N, Lin M, Itoh M, Hori H, Narita Z, Niwa M, Ino K, Narita M, Nakano W, Imai R, Matsui M, Kamo T, Kim Y. Decreased non-emotional working memory capacity in women with PTSD: association with symptomatology. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025;16(1):2543079.
  7. Narita ZC. Concerns Regarding Masataka et al.’s “Revisiting the Gateway Drug Hypothesis for Cannabis: A Secondary Analysis of a Nationwide Survey Among Community Users in Japan”. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2025;45(3):e70057.
  8. Narita ZC, DeVylder J, Knowles G, Ando S, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, Stanyon D, Yamaguchi S, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A. Problematic online gaming mediates the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity and subsequent mental health issues in adolescents. Commun Psychol, 2025;3(1):117.
  9. Narita ZC, Ledsam JR, Niwa M, Kawada N, Galatzer-Levy IR, Kim Y. Can Generative AI Assess PTSD? A Clinical Validation Study of Transcribed and Direct Audio Input Modalities. BMJ Digital Health & AI. 2025;1(1):e000042.
  10. Hazumi M, Kataoka M, Narita Z, Usuda K, Okazaki E, Nishi D. Psychological distress after COVID-19 recovery and subsequent prolonged post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: A longitudinal study with one-year follow-up in Japan. J Psychosom Res. 2025;196:112323.
  11. Tanaka S, Ihira H, Tajima T, Kanehara R, Inoue Y, Doi T, Kobayashi N, Kato Y, Nishita Y, Konishi M, Nakao YM, Kabe I, Morioka C, Dohi S, Khairan P, Arafa A, Narita ZC, Morisaki N, Lu Y, Otsuka R, Yamaji T, Shimada H, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Tsugane S, Iwasaki M, Inoue M. Birth cohort-specific smoking patterns in Japan (1906-2004): a population-based study from the NC-CCAPH consortium. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025;58:101562.
  12. Narita ZC. Bias against psychotic experiences in peer review. Psychiatry Res. 2025;350:116549.
  13. Narita ZC, Miyashita M, Furukawa TA, Nishida A. Key Considerations in Mediation Analysis for Psychiatric Research. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;1;82(7):634-636.
  14. Inoue T, Ogawa S, Narita Z, Sekiguchi M, Asari Y, Kataoka Y, Hattori J, Hori H, Kim Y, Inada K. A Longitudinal Study of the Association of Blood Unsaturated Fatty Acids With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2025;45(1):e12522
  15. Inoue Y, Suzuki S, Sawada N, Morisaki N, Narita Z, Yamaji T, Kokubo Y, Doi T, Nishita Y, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Mizoue T. Association between physical multimorbidity in middle adulthood and mortality: findings from two large cohort studies in Japan. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):92.
  16. Narita ZC, Furukawa TA. Misuse of Prediction Models in Psychiatric Research. Lancet Psychiatry. 2025;12(1):6-7.
  17. Narita Z, Ando S, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, DeVylder J, Yamaguchi S, Hosozawa M, Nakanishi M, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A. Association of Problematic Internet Use with Psychotic Experiences and Depression in Adolescents: A Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull. 2025;51(1):198-207.
2024 8 publications
  1. Narita Z, Okubo R, Sasaki Y, Takeda K, Takao M, Komaki H, Oi H, Miyama T, Kim Y. Psychological distress mediates the association between COVID-19-related discrimination and subsequent PTSD symptom severity in healthcare workers: a two-year follow-up study. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):1834.
  2. Narita Z, Shinozaki T, Goto A, Hori H, Kim Y, Wilcox HC, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Time-varying living arrangements and suicide death in the general population sample: 14-year causal survival analysis via pooled logistic regression. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024. 23;33:e30.
  3. Narita Z, Hidese S, Kanehara R, Tachimori H, Hori H, Kim Y, Kunugi H, Arima K, Mizukami S, Tanno K, Takanashi N, Yamagishi K, Muraki I, Yasuda N, Saito I, Maruyama K, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Association of sugary drinks, carbonated beverages, vegetable and fruit juices, sweetened and black coffee, and green tea with subsequent depression: a five-year cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2024;43(6):1395-1404.
  4. Yoshikawa M, Narita Z, Kim Y. Digital Health-Based Exposure Therapies for Patients with PTSD: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Trauma Stress. 2024;37(6):814-824. (Co-first author.)
  5. Mihaljevic M, Nagpal A, Etyemez S, Narita Z, Ross A, Schaub R, Cascella N, Coughlin JM, Nestadt G, Nucifora FC, Sedlak TW, Calhoun V, Faria A, Yang K, Sawa A. Neuroimaging alterations and relapse in early-stage psychosis. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2024;49(2):E135-E142.
  6. Narita Z, Hazumi M, Kataoka M, Usuda K, Nishi D. Association between discrimination and subsequent psychotic experiences in patients with COVID-19: a cohort study. Schizoph Res. 2024;267:107-112.
  7. Narita Z, Oh H, Koyanagi A, Wilcox HC, DeVylder J. Association of a history of incarceration and solitary confinement with suicide-related outcomes in a general population sample from two U.S. cities. Arch Suicide Res. 2024;28(4):1119-1130.
  8. Narita Z, DeVylder J, Yamasaki S, Ando S, Endo K, Miyashita M, Yamaguchi S, Usami S, Stanyon D, Knowles G, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Furukawa TA, Kasai K, Nishida A. Uncovering associations between gender nonconformity, psychosocial factors, and mental health in adolescents: a birth cohort study. Psychol Med. 2024;54(5):921-930.
2023 10 publications
  1. Yamada Y, Narita Z, Sueyoshi K, Inagawa T, Yokoi Y, Hirabayashi N, Shirama A, Sumiyoshi T. Electrode montage for transcranial direct current stimulation governs its effect on symptoms and functionality in schizophrenia. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1243859.
  2. Hazumi M, Kataoka M, Usuda K, Narita Z, Okazaki E, Nishi D. Difference in the Risk of Discrimination on Psychological Distress Experienced by Early Wave Infected and Late Wave Infected COVID-19 Survivors. Sci Rep. 2023;12;13(1):13139.
  3. Ohnuma A, Narita Z, Tachimori H, Sumiyoshi T, Shirama A, Kan C, Kamio Y, Kim Y. Associations between media exposure and mental health among children and parents after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2023;14(1):2163127. (Co-first author.)
  4. Narita Z, DeVylder J, Bessaha M, Fedina L. Associations of self-isolation, social support, and coping strategies with depression and suicidal ideation in U.S. young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023;32(3):929-937.
  5. Narita Z, Okubo R, Sasaki Y, Takeda K, Ohmagari N, Yamaguchi K, Morisaki N, Sampei M, Ishitsuka K, Kojima M, Nishimura K, Inoue M, Yamamoto S, Konishi M, Miyo K, Mizoue T. Association of COVID-19-related discrimination with subsequent depression and suicidal ideation in healthcare workers. J Psychiatr Res. 2023;159:153-158.
  6. DeVylder J, Yamasaki S, Ando S, Miyashita M, Endo K, Baba K, Niimura J, Nakajima N, Yamaguchi S, Stanyon D, Narita Z, Schiffman J, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Kasai K, Nishida A. Attributes of auditory hallucinations associated with self-harm: a prospective cohort study. Schizophr Res. 2023;251:30-36.
  7. DeVylder J, Anglin D, Munson MR, Nishida A, Oh H, Marsh J, Narita Z, Bareis N, Fedina L. Ethnoracial variation in risk for psychotic experiences. Schizophr Bull. 2023;49(2):385-396.
  8. Oh H, Davis W, Klaunig M, Narita Z, Koyanagi A, Karcher N. Religiousness and psychotic experiences among young adult college students in the United States. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2023;69(3):752-762.
  9. Narita Z, Okubo R, Sasaki Y, Takeda K, Takao M, Komaki H, Oi H, Mizoue T, Miyama T, Kim Y. COVID-19-related discrimination, PTSD symptoms, and psychological distress in healthcare workers. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023;32(1):139-146.
  10. Etyemez S, Narita Z, Mihaljevic M, Coughlin J, Nestadt G, Nucifora F, Sedlak T, Cascella N, Batt F, Hua J, Faria A, Ishizuka K, Kamath V, Yang K, Sawa A. Brain regions associated with olfactory dysfunction in first episode psychosis patients. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2023;24(2):178-186
2022 8 publications
  1. Narita Z, Nozaki S, Shikimoto R, Hori H, Kim Y, Mimura M, Tsugane S, Sawada N. Association between vegetable, fruit, and flavonoid-rich fruit consumption in midlife and major depressive disorder in later life: the JPHC Saku Mental Health Study. Transl Psychiatry. 2022;12;412.
  2. Newnham E, Mergelsberg E, Chen Y, Kim Y, Gibbs L, Dzidic P, Ishida-DaSilva M, Chan E, Shimomura K, Narita Z, Huang Z, Leaning J. Long Term Mental Health Trajectories after Disasters and Pandemics: A Multilingual Systematic Review of Prevalence, Risk and Protective Factors. Clin Psychol Rev. 2022;97;102203.
  3. Niwa M, Kato T, Narita-Ohtaki R, Otomo R, Suga Y, Sugawara M, Narita Z, Hori H, Kamo T, Kim Y. Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation Narrative Therapy for Women with ICD-11 Complex PTSD Related to Childhood Abuse in Japan: A Pilot Study. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2022;8;13(1):2080933.
  4. Narita Z, Koyanagi A, Oh H, DeVylder J. Association between incarceration and psychotic experiences in a general population sample. Schizophr Res. 2022;5;243:112-117.
  5. Narita Z, Yamanouchi Y, Mishima K, Kamio Y, Ayabe N, Kakei R, Kim Y. Training types associated with knowledge and experience in public health workers. Arch Public Health. 2022;27;80(1):44.
  6. Marsh JJ, Narita Z, Zhai F, Fedina L, Schiffman J, DeVylder J. Violence exposure, psychotic experiences, and social disconnection in an urban community sample. Psychosis. 2022;14;1:57-69.
  7. Etyemez S, Narita Z, Mihaljevic M, Ishizuka K, Kamath V, Yang K, Sawa A. Olfactory dysfunction and face processing of social cognition in first-episode psychosis. Neurosci Res 2022;176:79-84.
  8. Yang K, Longo L, Narita Z, Cascella N, Nucifora F, Coughlin J, Nestadt G, Sedlak T, Mihaljevic M, Wang M, Kenkare A, Nagpal A, Sethi M, Kelly A, Di Carlo P, Kamath V, Faria A, Barker P, Sawa A. A multimodal study of a first episode psychosis cohort: potential markers of antipsychotic treatment resistance. Mol Psychiatry. 2022;27:1184–1191.
2021 7 publications
  1. Narita Z, Yang K, Kuga H, Piancharoen P, Etyemez S, Faria F, Mihaljevic M, Longo L, Namkung H, Coughlin J, Nestadt G, Nucifora F, Sedlak T, Schaub R, Crawford J, Schretlen D, Miyata J, Ishizuka K, Sawa A. Face processing of social cognition in patients with first episode psychosis: Its deficits and association with the right subcallosal anterior cingulate cortex. Schizophr Res. 2021;11;238:99-107.
  2. Sumiyoshi C, Narita Z, Inagawa T, Yamada Y, Sueyoshi K, Hasegawa Y, Shirama A, Hashimoto R, Sumiyoshi T. Facilitative effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on semantic memory examined by text-mining analysis in patients with Schizophrenia. Front Neurol. 2021;11;12:583027.
  3. Sasaki N, Yasuma N, Obikane E, Narita Z, Sekiya J, Inagawa T, Nakajima A, Yamada Y, Yamazaki R, Matsunaga A, Saito T, Imamura K, Watanabe K, Kawakami N, Nishi D. Psycho-educational interventions focused on maternal or infant sleep for pregnant women to prevent the onset of antenatal and postnatal depression: a systematic review. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2021;41(1):2-13.
  4. Takayanagi Y, Ishizuka K, Laursen T, Yukitake H, Yang K, Cascella NG, Ueda S, Sumitomo A, Narita Z, Horiuchi Y, Niwa M, Taguchi A, White M, Eaton W, Mortensen P, Sakurai T, Sawa A. From population to neuron: exploring common mediators for metabolic problems and mental illnesses. Mol Psychiatry. 2021;26(8):3931-3942.
  5. Oh H, Glass J, Narita Z, Koyanagi A, Sinha S, Jacob L. Discrimination and Multimorbidity among Black Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021;8(1):210-219.
  6. Stickley A, Waldman K, Sumiyoshi T, Narita Z, Shirama A, Shin J, Oh H. Childhood physical neglect and psychotic experiences: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2021; 15(2):256-262.
  7. Fedina L, Mushonga D, Bessaha ML, Jun H, Narita Z, DeVylder J. Moderating effects of perceived neighborhood factors on intimate partner violence, psychological distress, and suicide risk. J Interpers Violence. 2021;36(21-22):10546-10563.
2020 11 publications
  1. Narita Z, Banawa R, Zhou S, DeVylder J, Koyanagi A, Oh H. Loneliness and psychotic experiences among the US university students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Study 2020. Psychiatry Res. 2022;308:114362.
  2. DeVylder J, Narita, Z, Horiguchi S, Kodaka M, Schiffman J, Yang LH, Koyanagi A. Stigma associated with the labeling of schizophrenia, depression, and hikikomori in Japan. Stigma Health. 2020; 5(4), 472–476.
  3. Yamada Y, Yokoi Y, Narita Z, Hirabayashi N. High-dose antipsychotic drug use as a predictor for readmission of inpatients with borderline personality disorder: A retrospective chart review in a Japanese psychiatric hospital. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2020;40(4):365-370.
  4. Stickley A, Oh H, Sumiyoshi T, Narita Z, Shirama A, Shin J, Waldman K. The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, media exposure, and psychotic experiences among Asian and Latino Americans. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020;74(10):572-573.
  5. Yasuma N, Narita Z, Sasaki N, Obikane E, Sekiya J, Inagawa T, Nakajima A, Yamada Y, Yamazaki R, Matsunaga A, Saito T, Watanabe K, Imamura K, Kawakami N. Nishi D. Antenatal psychological intervention for universal prevention of antenatal and postnatal depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2020;1;273:231-239. (Co-first author.)
  6. Stickley A, Waldman K, Ueda M, Koyanagi A, Sumiyoshi T, Narita Z, Inoue Y, DeVylder J, Oh H. Childhood neglect and suicidal behavior: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Child Abuse Negl. 2020; 103:104400.
  7. Narita Z, Stickley A, DeVylder J. Loneliness and psychotic experiences in a general population sample. Schizophr Res. 2020; 218:146-150.
  8. Narita Z, Stickley A, DeVylder J. Yokoi Y, Inagawa T, Yamada Y, Maruo K, Koyanagi A, Oh H, Sawa A, Sumiyoshi T. Effect of multi-session prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2020;216:367-373.
  9. Narita Z, Knowles K, Fedina L, Oh H, Stickley A, Kelleher I, DeVylder J. Neighborhood change and psychotic experiences in a general population sample. Schizophr Res. 2020;216:316-321.
  10. Narita Z, Wilcox HC, DeVylder J. Psychotic experiences and suicidal outcomes in a general population sample. Schizophr Res. 2020;215:223-228.
  11. Stickley A, Sumiyoshi T, Narita Z, Oh H, DeVylder J, Jacob L, Koyanagi A. Physical injury and psychotic experiences in 48 low- and middle-income countries. Psychol Med. 2020; 50(16):2751-2758.
2019 9 publications
  1. Yasuma N, Narita Z, Sasaki N, Obikane E, Sekiya J, Inagawa T, Nakajima A, Yamada Y, Yamazaki R, Matsunaga A, Saito T, Watanabe K, Imamura K, Kawakami N, Nishi D. Psychological intervention for universal prevention of antenatal and postnatal depression among pregnant women: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2019;8;297.
  2. Stickley A, Waldman K, Koyanagi A, DeVylder J, Narita Z, Sumiyoshi T, Jacob L, Oh H. Psychotic experiences and accidents, injuries, and poisonings among adults in the United States. Psychiatry Res. 2019;282:112610.
  3. Inagawa T, Yokoi Y, Narita Z, Maruo K, Okazaki M, Nakagome K. Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Patients with Mild or Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Randomized Sham-controlled Pilot Study. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 2019;13:273.
  4. Stickley A, Oh H, Sumiyoshi T, Narita Z, DeVylder J, Jacob L, et al. Perceived discrimination and psychotic experiences in the English general population. Eur Psychiatry 2019;14;62:50-57.
  5. Narita Z, Inagawa T, Yokoi Y, Stickley A, Maruo K, Yamada Y, et al. Factors associated with the use and longer duration of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric inpatient settings: a retrospective chart review. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2019; 23(3):231-235.
  6. Narita Z, Inagawa T, Stickley A, Sugawara N. Physical activity for diabetes-related depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res. 2019;113;100-7.
  7. Stickley A, Oh H, Koyanagi A, Narita Z, McKee M. Perceived discrimination and psychological distress in nine countries of the former Soviet Union. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2019;65(2):158-68.
  8. Stickley A, Leinsalu M, Ruchkin V, Oh H, Narita Z, Koyanagi A. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and perceived mental health discrimination in adults in the general population. Eur Psychiatry. 2019;56:91-96.
  9. Inagawa T, Narita Z, Sugawara N, Maruo K, Stickley A, Yokoi Y, et al. A meta-analysis of the effects of multi-session transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition in mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2019;50(4):273-282.
2018 5 publications
  1. Narita Z, Sumiyoshi T. Successful Treatment of Psychosis in Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian Atrophy with Quetiapine: A Case Report. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2018;38(1):44-46.
  2. Narita Z, Satake N, Sato W, Takano H. Possible effects of electroconvulsive therapy on refractory psychosis in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a case report. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2018;38(2):92-94.
  3. Narita Z, Noda T, Setoyama S, Sueyoshi K, Inagawa T, Sumiyoshi T. The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia is associated with oxy-hemoglobin concentrations in the brain as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy: a pilot study. J Psychiatr Res. 2018;103:5-9.
  4. Narita Z, Sumiyoshi T. Successful Treatment with Olanzapine of Psychosis in Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy: A Case Report. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2018;16(2):221-223.
  5. Yokoi Y, Narita Z, Sumiyoshi T. Transcranial direct current stimulation in depression and psychosis: A systematic review. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2018;49(2):93-102.
2017 4 publications
  1. Narita Z, Inagawa T, Maruo K, Sueyoshi K, Sumiyoshi T. Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on functional capacity in schizophrenia: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Front Psychiatry. 2017;8;233.
  2. Narita Z, Inagawa T. Sueyoshi K, Lin C, Sumiyoshi T. Possible facilitative effects of repeated anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on functional outcome one month later in schizophrenia: an open trial. Front Psychiatry. 2017;29(8):184.
  3. Narita Z, Yokoi Y. Transcranial direct current stimulation for depression in Alzheimer’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017;19;18(1):285.
  4. Narita Z, Takano H, Sumiyoshi T. Successful treatment for psychomotor agitation in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with trazodone–risperidone combination: a case report. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017;13:775-7.
2014 1 publications
  1. Hamasaki H, Narita Z, Ichinose T, Tanaka Y, Yanai H. Pulmonary congestion due to hypothyroidism and nephrotic syndrome induced by cold agglutinins. Ann Hematol. 2014;93(4):717-8.