Dr Yujiro Ikemi

The Ikemi Award

Sponsored by the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine

History

The Ikemi Award is presented by the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine to recognize outstanding studies in psychosomatic medicine that have been highly evaluated globally. It was instituted by the Society in 2002 to provide information to the world on the state of psychosomatic medicine in Japan. The award is named after the late Dr. Yujiro Ikemi, a professor emeritus and the first professor of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine of Kyushu University. Dr. Ikemi made considerable contributions to the development of psychosomatic medicine and psychosomatic internal medicine in Japan.

Eligibility Criteria

The first named author of all articles published between January 1st and December 31st in BioPsychoSocial Medicine automatically become candidates for the award the following year. The winner will be presented the award at the annual meeting of the general assembly of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine. The Award for a winner from abroad includes travel expenses to the award ceremony.

Nationality, membership in the Japanese association, age of the author, and if it is an original or review article are not factors in the selection of the winner.

The selection committee consists of six groups: the directors of the general affairs board, the editorial board, the education and training board, the future planning board, two members of the editorial board and the ethics committee.

We have strived to make the Ikemi Award a highly regarded prize with a respected international reputation in the field of psychosomatic medicine.

Evaluation Criteria

In selecting the winner of the prize, the following criterion will be taken into account:

• Information of value to the world
• Expression of the bio-psycho-social model
• Potential for citation,
• Quality of the article
• Originality
• Expansibility and potential
• Ethical suitability
• Contribution to medicine and health care of the world:

We believe and are confident that the Ikemi Award is highly regarded as an internationally reputed prize in the field of psychosomatic medicine.

2008 Ikemi Award winner

The 2008 Ikemi Award was presented to Hiroki Nishimura, M.A. (National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP, Tokyo) for the following article:

Research
Research Psychological and weight-related characteristics of patients with anorexia nervosa-restricting type who later develop bulimia nervosa
Hiroki Nishimura, Gen Komaki, Tetsuya Ando, Toshihiro Nakahara, Takakazu Oka, Keisuke Kawai, Toshihiko Nagata, Aya Nishizono, Yuri Okamoto, Kenjiro Okabe, Masanori Koide, Chikara Yamaguchi, Satoshi Saito, Kazuyoshi Ohkuma, Katsutaro Nagata, Tetsuro Naruo, Masato Takii, Nobuo Kiriike, Toshio Ishikawa, Japanese Genetic Research Group for Eating Disorders
BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2008, 2:5 (12 February 2008)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Related articles]

The Ikemi Award was presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine.

      

The Ikemi Award was presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine.