Current Positions:
Professor, Faculty of Clinical Psychology, Taisho University (2024–Present)
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine (2024–Present)
 

Professional Degree:
LL.B., Faculty of Law, Hokkaido University
M.D., Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine
Ph.D. by thesis, Keio University School of Medicine
 

Academic Societies:

• Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (Committee for Psychotherapy, Committee on Medical Ethics, Editorial Board Member of PCN Reports, Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Supervisor)

• Japanese Society for Social Psychiatry (Board Member, Chair of the Ethics Committee)

• Japanese Society for Morita Therapy (Executive Board Member, Chair of the Ethics Committee, Vice Chair of the Editorial Board, International Committee Member, Certified Therapist)

• Japanese Society of Geriatric Psychiatry (Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Supervisor)

• Japanese Society of Clinical Psychology (Licensed Clinical Psychologist)

Research Interests:

• Psychotherapy (Morita therapy, outpatient psychotherapy, psychotherapy for the elderly)

• Geriatric Psychiatry (cohort studies of dementia, mental health in the super-aged)

• Social Psychiatry (psychiatric rehabilitation, community care, aging in people with mental disorders)

 

Books:

1. H. Niimura (Contributor). "Psychotherapy in Depression Treatment: What Can Be Done in 10 Minutes?" Seiwa Shoten, Tokyo. 2018.

2. H. Niimura (Editorial Supervisor). "Anxiety Disorders for Teenagers: An Introduction to Mental Illness." Hoikusha, Osaka. 2022.

3. K. Kitanishi & H. Niimura. "Psychotherapy in Old Age: Understanding and Intervening in Adaptation Anxiety through Case Studies." Iwasaki Gakujutsu Shuppansha, Tokyo. 2025.