title: An anecdote in the dawn of Japanese psychiatry: the tragedy of Dr. Noboru Ishida.
abstract: This is a historical review of the tragic life of a psychiatrist in the dawn of Japanese psychiatry, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder by an American court and imprisoned in America. The purpose of this article is firstly to clarify the strange circumstances under which he was sentenced guilty in spite of his psychosis. In the author's opinion there appeared to be an incorrectness and injustice of the judicial decision in the American court from consideration to the documents of his trial. Secondly, the author would like to acknowledge Dr. Ishida's pioneering contributions of the Japanese psychiatry which, because of the circumstances, have been long buried in the history of Japanese psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: Kanazawa University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akimoto
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006708:Homicide / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense / Q000266:history*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States