Reynolds D K, Kiefer C W
Cult Med Psychiatry. 1977;1(4):395-412. doi: 10.1007/BF00116245.
Morita psychotherapy, a form of therapy developed in Japan some sixty years ago, has survived extensive changes in Japanese society, and is now enjoying popularity in the United States. This gives us an opportunity to look closely at the concept of 'cultural fit' between an important therapeutic technique and its social milieu, and to speculate about recent changes in American culture that may account for the growing popularity of Moritism. In contrast to Western style 'talking therapies' like psychoanalysis, Morita psychotherapy is relatively group-centered, ritualistic, and behavioristic. On would expect to find these features in a Japanese therapy, but their acceptance in America suggests that previously popular Western techniques may not be optimum for handling certain problems of the post-industrial American. McLuhan, Peacock, Douglas, and others have suggested some emerging traits of Western character that might shed some light on this question.
森田疗法是大约六十年前在日本发展起来的一种治疗形式，它在日本社会经历了广泛变革后留存下来，如今在美国颇受欢迎。这使我们有机会仔细审视一项重要治疗技术与其社会环境之间“文化契合度”的概念，并推测美国文化中近来的变化，这些变化或许能解释森田疗法日益流行的原因。与精神分析等西式“谈话疗法”不同，森田疗法相对以群体为中心、仪式化且行为主义。人们会预期在日本疗法中看到这些特征，但它们在美国被接受表明，此前流行的西方技术可能并非处理后工业化美国某些问题的最佳选择。麦克卢汉、皮科克、道格拉斯等人提出了一些西方性格中正在出现的特征，或许能为这个问题提供一些线索。
