Seeing psychoanalytic culture from an Asian perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22434736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Koichi Togashi (0000-0002-8923-5054, Konan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 156-161 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychoanalysis Self and Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2472-0038 • E-ISSN: 2472-0046 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/24720038.2026.2628730 |
| OpenAlex | W7128527863 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
No modern psychoanalyst would claim that psychoanalysis is a universal theory that explains the truth of the human mind beyond cultural differences. But have our beliefs really changed? I think not. Non-Western analysts, including myself, prefer to examine their own traditions from a psychoanalytic perspective, and use psychoanalysis as the theoretical framework to explain their own cultures. This essay is a critical examination of my own perspective, as a person born and raised in Japan, trained in the United States, and practicing in Japan.
Ethnography · Psychoanalytic theory · Subjectivity · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |