Title: Morita therapy and the true nature of anxiety based disorders (Shinkeishitsu)
First published: 1998
Description: Translated from the original 1928 edition of Shinkeishitsu no hontai oyobi ryoho, a treatise on anxiety disorders and their treatment based on traditional Japanese and Zen concepts. Morita (b. 1874) suggested four stages of therapy, from isolated rest through light monotonous work and labor-intensive work to social integration. Editor Peg Levine (psychological medicine, Monash U.) interprets the concepts in light of modern psychology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland,
Subjects: Anxiety, Morita psychotherapy, Treatment, Psychotherapy, Anxiety Disorders, Therapy
LC classification: RC489.M65 M642713 1998