Japanese imperial psychiatry in Tokyo

Two Korean immigrants in a psychiatric hospital, 1920-1945

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ID3092309
AuthorsAyako Suzuki (0000-0002-5142-3180, University of Tokyo, Japan, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume29
Issuesuppl 1
Pages47-59
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistória Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-59702022000500004
PMID36629670
OpenAlexW4313903355
SCIELO_PIDS0104-59702022000500047
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

During the first half of the twentieth century, Western psychiatry was quickly absorbed in Japan, particularly the versions from Germany and Austria. By 1940, over 130 psychiatric hospitals were caring for approximately thirty thousand patients in cities, while in rural areas about sixty thousand people still depended on family members for care. Japan's empire expanded during this same period, and many immigrants came to the country. Growth in immigration from Korea was particularly important. Korean immigrants encountered Japanese psychiatric hospitals during the second quarter of the twentieth century, and this paper examines the complex nature of their hospital stays

Ancient history · Archaeology · Empire · History of psychiatry · Immigration · Psychiatric hospital · Psychiatry · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · History of Medicine and Tropical Health · Japanese History and Culture · Medicine

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