Mental Health Care in Japan By: Ruth Taplin Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138205895, 1138205893 eText ISBN: 9781136226588, 1136226583 Edition: 1st Pages: 168 Copyright year: 1992 Format: EPUB Available from $ 20.78 USD SKU 9781136226588R90 Mental health, including widespread depression, a high suicide rate and institutionalisation, is a major problem in Japan. At the same time, the mental health care system in Japan has historically been more restrictive than elsewhere in the world. This book looks at the challenges of mental health care in Japan, including problems such as the institutionalisation of long-term patients in mental hospitals. The book discusses the latest legislation to deal with mental health care, and explores the various ideas and practices concerning rehabilitation into the workforce, the community and service user groups that empower the mentally ill. It goes on to look at the socia Download ebook: https://ouo.io/OWg66k
