It's Madness: The Politics of Mental Health in Colonial Korea

by Theodore Jun Yoo

Book Overview

It's Madness examines Korea's years under Japanese colonialism, when mental health first became defined as a medical and social problem. As in most Asian countries, severe social ostracism, shame, and fear of jeopardizing marriage prospects compelled most Korean families to conceal the mentally ill behind closed doors. This book explores the impact of Chinese traditional medicine and its holistic approach to treating mental disorders, the resilience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520289307
• ISBN13: 9780520289307
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"