Masatake Morita

Japanese: 森田正馬 - もりたまさたけ

Born January 13, 1874 in Kochi
[Died] 1938. Tokyo psychiatrist. Founder of Morita therapy. Although he was sickly as a child, he recovered from illness during high school and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tokyo Imperial University. He aspired to become a psychiatrist, and at the age of 28 became a professor at the Jikei Medical College. He is famous for Morita therapy and neurotic theory, but also made outstanding achievements in the treatment of prayer psychosis (caused by religious services, etc.), delusions of jealousy, and hypnosis.

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[生]1874.1.13. 高知
[没]1938. 東京
精神医学者。森田療法の創始者。幼時は病弱であったが高等学校時代からじょうぶになり，東京帝国大学医科大学卒業。精神医学を志し，28歳で東京慈恵医院医学専門学校教授となる。森田療法，神経質理論で有名であるが，祈祷性精神病 (加持祈祷などによって起るもの) ，嫉妬妄想，催眠などについてもすぐれた業績を残した。

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