Mental Health and Social Withdrawal in Contemporary Japan: Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum

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Nicolas Tajan

Mental Health and Social Withdrawal in Contemporary Japan

Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum

Nicolas Tajan

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English

Routledge
05 January 2021

Regional studies; Sociology; Anthropology; Medical sociology; Medical anthropology

Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

This book examines the phenomenon of social withdrawal in Japan, which ranges from school non-attendance to extreme forms of isolation and confinement, known as hikikomori. Based on extensive original research including interview research with a range of practitioners involved in dealing with the phenomenon, the book outlines how hikikomori expresses itself, how it is treated and dealt with and how it has been perceived and regarded in Japan over time. The author, a clinical psychologist with extensive experience of practice, argues that the phenomenon although socially unacceptable is not homogenous, and can be viewed not as a mental disorder, but as an idiom of distress, a passive and effective way of resisting the many great pressures of Japanese schooling and of Japanese society more widely.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351260800, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) licence.

By: Nicolas Tajan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780815365747
ISBN 10: 0815365748
Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 January 2021
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicolas Tajan is program-specific associate professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.