A Disability of the Soul: An Ethnography of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness in Contemporary Japan - Karen Nakamura - Books - Cornell University Press - 9781501717048 - May 15, 2017
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A Disability of the Soul: An Ethnography of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness in Contemporary Japan


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Bethel House, located in a small fishing village in northern Japan, was founded in 1984 as an intentional community for people with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Using a unique, community approach to psychosocial recovery, Bethel House focuses as much on social integration as on therapeutic work. As a centerpiece of this...


264 pages, 2 Charts; 1 Line drawings, unspecified; 2 Maps; 31 Halftones, black and white

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 15, 2017
ISBN13 9781501717048
Publishers Cornell University Press
Pages 264
Dimensions 152 × 228 × 21 mm   ·   416 g
Language English  

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