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[SY-18-01]Living with the dead -prolonged grief disorder and the dead concept in Japanese culture-
*Kanako Shimizu1,2 (1.Rokubancho Mental Clinic, Japan depression center(Japan), 2.Jichi Medical University, Department of Psychiatry(Japan))
Keywords:
grief,prolonged grief disorder,death,dead,cultural psychiatry
The concepts of heaven and hell, and the whereabouts of the dead, are questions that we can never definitively answer; we can only imagine. While death concepts that evoke our imagination for the deceased are partly common among humans, they differ from culture to culture, much like myths that vary slightly. However, those imaginary stories may have a profound impact on our psyche.
In this presentation, I will present a clinical case of a patient suffering from Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and share some results from a qualitative study conducted on PGD patients in Japan. Based on this case and the study results, I will discuss aspects related to Japanese culture, particularly focusing on the proximity between the living and the dead, as well as the feelings of guilt experienced by the bereaved.
In this presentation, I will present a clinical case of a patient suffering from Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and share some results from a qualitative study conducted on PGD patients in Japan. Based on this case and the study results, I will discuss aspects related to Japanese culture, particularly focusing on the proximity between the living and the dead, as well as the feelings of guilt experienced by the bereaved.