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Development of mental health services among existing community institutions in rural areas: The case of the Japanese kumiai

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Despite high rates of emotional disorder, rural areas of Japan have a dearth of modern community mental health professionals and facilities. Reasons for this situation are explored and a form of interest organization, the kumiai, is proposed as one unexploited avenue for better coordinating the efforts of consultants, community leaders, and indigenous prosessionals in the future. The functions served by the kumiai in rural communities are outlined, particularly with regard to problems of developing mental health services in communities possessing inadequate facilities.

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  1. Anson D. Shupe Jr. M.A. (Instructor and doctoral candidate, research affiliate)

    Present address: Department of Agriculture, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan

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  1. Department of Sociology at Indiana University, 47401, Bloomington, Indiana

    Anson D. Shupe Jr. M.A. (Instructor and doctoral candidate, research affiliate)

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The authour wishes to thank Akira Yamamoto, Kenneth Heller, and Vernon Noll for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper.

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Shupe, A.D. Development of mental health services among existing community institutions in rural areas: The case of the Japanese kumiai. Community Ment Health J 10, 351–358 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410782

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