Mental health care of Western expatriates in Tokyo.
This paper describes the current state of mental health care for Western expatriates in Tokyo, Japan. Types of therapists, patient demographics, illness breakdown, and psychiatric medications in Japan are discussed and problems in the system and potential remedies are presented.
Berger
Doug
D
Meguro Counseling Center, Tokyo, Japan. doug@japanpsychiatrist.com
Eames
Douglas
D
Prados-Ruano
Pablo
P