Conférence - Akihito Suzuki : Madness at Home in Tokyo: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in Tokyo, 1920-1945

Collège de France - Sélection · Apr 10, 2026 · 1h

Patrick Boucheron

Histoire des pouvoirs en Europe occidentale, XIIIe-XVIe siècle

Collège de France

Année 2025-2026

Madness at Home in Tokyo: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in Tokyo, 1920-1945

Akihito Suzuki

Université de Tokyo

Résumé

The family of a mentally ill patient was one of the most important agents in the general picture of insanity in society. Family members such as husband, wife, father, mother, and children played crucial roles in bringing the insane member to medical or religious practitioners. In Europe during the early modern period, family members in countries…