Morita Therapy and the True Nature of Anxiety-Based Disorders (Shinkeishitsu)

The first English translation of a seminal work in a therapeutic practice that holds increasing interest for Westerners.

This book presents the progressive nature of Morita therapy across four distinct stages: an isolation rest stage, a light monotonous work stage, a labor-intensive work stage, and the social integration stage. Essentially, the experiential knowledge the clients gain by moving through the inpatient treatment becomes the therapy. Though the classical therapy was initially des...