Mental health and social withdrawal in contemporary Japan : beyond the Hikikomori spectrum

Mental health and social withdrawal in contemporary Japan beyond the Hikikomori spectrum

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 ph...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tajan, Nicolas, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge 2021.
2021.
Series:Japan anthropology workshop series.
Subjects:
Students > Mental health > Japan.
Youth > Mental health services > Japan.
Youth > Mental health > Japan.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433683206719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Step Aside, Intersections, Minor Roads
  • School Non-Attendance Created the Need for Clinical Psychologists
  • The Resistance to Students' Psychological Care
  • Is Social Withdrawal a Mental Disorder?
  • Mental Health Surveys on Hikikomori
  • NPO Support Towards Hikikomori Youths
  • Hikikomori Subjects' Narratives
  • Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum
  • Conclusions - Social Isolation, Biopower, and the End of the Clinic.

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