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The term social psychiatry is now commonly used. The concept among researchers has been envisioned appropriately at the social level. Still, most hesitate to confirm a clear-cut definition of the field.
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In 1964, while serving as US Ambassador to Japan, Edwin O. Reischauer was stabbed by a mentally disturbed youth. He received a blood transfusion and recovered from the wound, but the transfusion inflicted him with hepatitis. He never fully recovered, and though he continued to work and lead an active life, he died of its complications after over 25 years. (Wikipedia contributors, “Edwin O. Reischauer,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edwin_O._Reischauer&oldid=412150287.)
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Nakane, Y. (2012). Definition and Historical Review of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. In: Progress in Social Psychiatry in Japan. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54103-5_2
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