Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691142050ISBN-10:069114205XUPC:9780691142050Book Category:Self-Help, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mood Disorders, Anthropology, AsiaBook Topic:Depression, Cultural & Social, JapanSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCMQBPAJBN
Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. In a nation that has traditionally been uncomfortable addressing mental illness, what factors have allowed for the rising medicalization of depression and suicide? Investigating these profound changes from historical, clinical, and sociolegal...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691142050ISBN-10:069114205XUPC:9780691142050Book Category:Self-Help, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mood Disorders, Anthropology, AsiaBook Topic:Depression, Cultural & Social, JapanSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCMQBPAJBN
Junko Kitanaka is an associate professor in the Department of Human Sciences at Keio University, Tokyo.
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