Mental Health Care in Japan

Mental Health Care in Japan
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 9780415690683
ISBN-13 : 0415690684
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Book Synopsis Mental Health Care in Japan by : Ruth Taplin

Download or read book Mental Health Care in Japan written by Ruth Taplin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental health, including widespread depression and a very high suicide rate, is a major problem in Japan. At the same time, the mental health system in Japan has historically been more restrictive than elsewhere in the world. This book looks at the challenges of mental illness in Japan, including deficiencies in health care such as the abuse of patients and the institutionalisation of long term patients in mental hospitals.


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