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ArticleHistory and philosophy of the life sciences2021

Historical reflection on Taijin-kyōfushō during COVID-19: a global phenomenon of social anxiety?

Shisei Tei, Harry Yi-Jui Wu

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Article in History and philosophy of the life sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shisei Tei *Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-kawahara-cho Sakyoku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. chengctky@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1739-9068
Harry Yi-Jui Wu *Li Ka Shing, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-9311
Showa University · JPUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17K10326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although fear and anxiety have gradually become a shared experience in the time of COVID-19, few studies have examined its content from historical, cultural, and phenomenological perspectives concerning the self-awareness and alterity. We discuss the development of the ubiquitous nature of Taijin-kyōfushō (TKS), a subtype of social anxiety disorder (SAD) originated and considered culturally-bound in the 1930s Japan involving fear of offending or displeasing other people. Considering the historical processes of disease classification, advances in cognitive neurosciences, and the need to better understand the content of suffering, psychiatric nosology for SAD still appears controversial and requires further investigations.

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COVID-19Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHistory, 20th CenturyHumansJapanPhobia, SocialSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Self-other awarenessSocial anxiety

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PMID33864152
PMCPMC8051282
OpenAlexW3153833564

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