A Japanese Jungian Perspective on Mental Health and Culture

The advent of modern mental health has brought about seminal changes in our understanding and relationship to those who face its challenges. Yet the cure also seems to be something of the cause, as the classification of mental disorders continues to expand and increasing numbers of people show up to fill them. This book explores the differences between Western and Japanese models of mental health and presents a new theory of psyche-ology to highlight what has been lost in our rush to medicalize the psyche and recommends how we might return to a proper balance.