title: Schizophrenia research in Japan: editor's introduction.
abstract: The aim and circumstances of the special theme on "Schizophrenia Research in Japan" are described. The six articles included in the issue cover the history, epidemiology, psychophysiology, animal as well as human models, and neurochemistry of schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niwa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012106:Research; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology