Utsu No Chikara Gentoshiya Shinshiyo I-5-1 (Gentosha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] A "depressed mood" is sweeping over Japan. People think that depression is a bad thing, but is this really the case? Depression is a sign of human kindness and inner richness, and should be considered separately from depression, which requires treatment. A writer and a psychiatrist, who share the same concern, thoroughly discuss the mental problems facing the Japanese people, such as the rapid increase in depression, the continuing decline in suicides, and the breakdown of the community. After the "manic era" of the postwar 60 years, this book proposes a new way of life that will turn depression into "energy for tomorrow" in the coming era of "100 million people suffering from depression.

「鬱の気分」が日本を覆っている。「鬱」イコール悪と思われているが、本当にそうだろうか?「鬱」こそ人間の優しさ・内面的豊かさの証であり、治療が必要な「うつ病」とは分けて考えるべきではあるまいか。同じ問題意識を抱いた作家と精神科医が、うつ病の急増、減らない自殺、共同体の崩壊など、日本人が直面する心の問題を徹底的に語りあう。戦後六十年の「躁の時代」を経て、これから迎える一億総ウツ時代に、「鬱」を「明日へのエネルギー」に変える、新しい生き方の提案。