{"product_id":"mental-health-and-social-withdrawal-nicolas-tajan-9780815365747","title":"Mental Health and Social Withdrawal in Contemporary Japan: Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the phenomenon of social withdrawal in Japan, which ranges from school non-attendance to extreme forms of isolation and confinement, known as \u003ci\u003ehikikomori\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on extensive original research including interview research with a range of practitioners involved in dealing with the phenomenon, the book outlines how \u003ci\u003ehikikomori\u003c\/i\u003e expresses itself, how it is treated and dealt with and how it has been perceived and regarded in Japan over time. The author, a clinical psychologist with extensive experience of practice, argues that the phenomenon although socially unacceptable is not homogenous, and can be viewed not as a mental disorder, but as an idiom of distress, a passive and effective way of resisting the many great pressures of Japanese schooling and of Japanese society more widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at http: \/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/e\/9781351260800, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) licence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicolas Tajan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815365748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815365747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021","brand":"Nicolas Tajan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086934651135,"sku":"9780815365747","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_899d1a88-58bc-4231-becc-efb44ef056d4.jpg?v=1769097375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mental-health-and-social-withdrawal-nicolas-tajan-9780815365747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}