Jikei University Hospital's Department of Psychiatry is one of the last institutions in Japan offering classical inpatient Morita therapy. The four-phase protocol begins with absolute bed rest, progresses through light and heavy occupational activities, and culminates in return to daily life with a transformed relationship to anxiety. Developed at this institution in the 1920s by Dr. Shoma Morita.
Best for
Adults with anxiety disorders, OCD, and social anxiety seeking Japan's indigenous depth therapy emphasizing acceptance of emotion and purposeful action.
Modalities
Depth elements
Morita therapy is Japan's indigenous depth-oriented psychotherapy, developed in the 1920s, rooted in accepting natural emotional flow rather than symptom elimination. Inpatient protocol involves progressive phases from absolute bed rest through light work to complex activities, cultivating awareness of the natural self beneath neurotic patterns. Shares philosophical ground with Jungian psychology in emphasis on accepting the totality of experience including suffering.