Numbering Code	U-HUM11 11271 SJ46	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	seminar
Target Year	From 1st to 4th year students	Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Tue.5
Instructor name	TAJAN，Nicolas Pierre (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Program-Specific Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This seminar introduces the challenges of social isolation (hikikomori, schizophrenia, depression) and sheds a new light on the development of the mental health field.
Course Goals	To provide you with a general introduction to and understanding of key questions and challenges of social isolation. To help you develop your analytical and critical thinking regarding the mental health field.
Schedule and Contents	1) Introduction 2) School Non-Attendance and Clinical Psychologists 3) The Resistance to Students’ Psychological Care 4) Is Social Withdrawal a Mental Disorder? 5) Mental Health Surveys on Hikikomori 6) NPO Support Towards Hikikomori Youths 7) Hikikomori Subjects’ Narratives 8) Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum 9) Schizophrenia in Japan 10) Schizophrenia in Japan 11) Depression in Japan 12) Depression in Japan 13) Conclusions I 14) Conclusions II 15) Final test 16) Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Students are expected to actively participate to discussion and read material during class. Evaluation is based on the following: Attendance and participation (30%) 2 short tests (Multiple choice questionnaires with 3 possible answers) at the beginning of class 5 and 9 (30%) final test (40%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students do not have homework assignments. However, they are advised to take notes during class and to review the course material before tests.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Relevant material is distributed in class. Students can freely download my book (OPEN ACCESS) Tajan Nicolas. 2021. Mental Health and Social Withdrawal in Contemporary Japan: Beyond the Hikikomori Spectrum. Oxon: Routledge, Japan Anthropology Workshop Series. Note: each class, except 9-12, refers to one chapter of my open access book. Class 2 (chapter 1) Class 3 (chapter 2) Class 4 (chapter 3) Class 5 (chapter 4) Class 6 (chapter 5) Class 7 (chapter 6) Class 8 (chapter 7) Class 13 (chapter 8) Class 14 (chapter 8)
Related URL	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781351260800/mental-health-social-withdrawal-contemporary-japan-nicolas-tajan