専門領域

• アルコール依存症、ギャンブル障害、認知症、一般精神医学、精神疾患の臨床遺伝研究、アルコール関連問題や嗜癖行動に関する疫学研究

認定資格

• 医学博士
• 精神保健指定医
• 精神保健判定医
• 精神科専門医
• 日本認知症学会専門医・指導医

所属学会、委員会、役職等

• 日本アルコール関連問題学会 (理事、事務局長)
• 日本アルコール・アディクション医学会 (理事)
• 日本精神神経学会
• 日本認知症学会
• International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA)
• Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR)

主な論文、著作リスト

• So R, Matsushita S, Kishimoto S, Furukawa TA : Development and validation of the Japanese version of Problem Gambling Severity Index. Addictive Behaviors (in press).
• Yamaki N, Matsushita S, Hara S, Yokoyama A, Hishimoto A, Higuchi S : Telomere shortening in alcohol dependence:Roles of alcohol and acetaldehyde. J Psychiatr Res. 109:27-32.
• Matsushita S, Higuchi S : Review: Use of Asian samples in genetic research of alcohol use disorders:Genetic variation of alcohol metabolizing enzymes and the effects of acetaldehyde. Am J Addict.  26(5):469-476.
• Matsushita S, Higuchi S : Alcohol and the Risk of Dementia. Brain Nerve. 2016 Jul;68(7):819-27.
• Matsushita S, Higuchi S : Genetic differences in response to alcohol. Handb Clin Neurol.  2014;125:617-27.

2011年

• Matsushita S, Mimura M : Alcohol and Toxin-related dementias. In M.L. Albert and J.E. Knoefel (Eds.) Clinical Neurology of Aging, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 2011, pp.235-239.
• Roh, S, Matsushita S, Hara S, Maesato H, Matsui T, Suzuki G, Miyakawa T, Ramchandani VA, Li TK, Higuchi S. Role of GABRA2 in Moderating Subjective Responses to Alcohol. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2011; 35:;400-407.

2008年

• Matsushita S, Miyakawa T, Maesato H, Matsui T, Yokoyama A, Arai H, Higuchi S, Kashima H : Elevated cerebrospinal fluid tau protein levels in Wernicke’s encephalopathy. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008; 32:1091-1095.

2005年

• Matsushita S, Arai H, Matsui T, Yuzuriha T, Urakami K, Masaki T, Higuchi S : Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease. J Neural Transm. 2005;112:703-711.

2004年

• Matsushita S, Suzuki K, Murayama M, Nishiguchi N, Hishimoto A, Takeda A, Shirakawa O, Higuchi S. : Serotonin transporter regulatory region polymorphism is associated with anorexia nervosa. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2004; 128(1):114-117.
• Matsushita S, Kimura M, Miyakawa T, Yoshino A, Murayama M, Masaki T, Higuchi S : Association study of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism and alcoholism. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2004; 28(11):1609-1612.

2002年

• Matsushita S, Arai H, Okamura N, Ohmori T, Takasugi K, Matsui T, Maruyama M, Iwatsubo T, Higuchi S : Clinical and biomarker investigation of a patient with a novel presenilin-1 mutation (A431V) in the mild cognitive impairment stage of Alzheimer's disease. Biol Psychiatry. 2002; 52:907-910.
• Matsushita S, Nakamura T, Nishiguchi N, Higuchi S : Association of serotonin transporter regulatory region polymorphism and abnormal eating behaviors. Mol Psychiatry. 2002; 7:538-540.

1997年

• Matsushita S, Muramatsu T, Arai H, Matsui T, Higuchi S : The frequency of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase-gene mutation varies with age in the normal population. Am J Hum Genet 1997; 61:1459-1460.
• Matsushita S, Muramatsu T, Kimura M, Shirakawa O, Mita T, Nakai T, Higuchi S : Serotonin transporter gene regulatory region polymorphism and panic disorder. Mol Psychiatry 1997; 2:390-392.