Re: futoukou

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" Doyon " <prd34@...> wrote:

> Miike et al. have found that in Japan what they have been calling

school refusal or school phobia (futoukou) is actually Childhood

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CCFS)

What a great name.

Just imagine what fun you could have, yelling it at your doctor!

Futoukou!

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[Guest guest]

It is a major social/psychological/physiological problem in Japan - along with

hikikomori

and NEET. As usual, we have all these so-called experts barking up their trees -

while no

one has connected it with microwave radiation from cell phones and cell phone

towers,

WiFi, and increased computer usage. Japan used to be the safest country in the

world. In

the 90s we started to see an increase in bizarre crimes - e.g. in Kobe a child

killed another

child, cut off his head, and placed the head in front of the school. Now, these

crimes are

an everyday event. And they have all increased with the advent and increase in

cell phones,

towers, and the ambient electromagnetic radiation permeating the environment

here. What

is the stated solution - give all the children cell phones so that they can be

protected from

all these weirdos out there (only to become a weirdo themselves.

paul

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari & rls=en & q=futoukou & ie=UTF-8 & oe=UTF-8

FUTOUKOU

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PRONUNCIATION: ‚Ó‚Æ‚¤‚±‚¤

ROMAJI: FUTOUKOU

MEANING: Being absent from school for a prolonged period of time, often due to

bullying,

depression, or failure to fit in with other students

http://www.jcie.or.jp/levi/e/FY2003.html

Youth Support Center (YSC), Tokyo

Grant Amount: \1.6 million

To expand the Community Uncle Project (CUP), aimed at youths with futoukou

(psychologically based refusal to attend school) or hikikomori (withdrawal from

society)

syndromes. CUP opens up employment opportunities for futoukou and hikikomori

youths

through job training and apprenticeships at local businesses. Aimed at spreading

CUP

nationwide, this project will produce a CUP administration manual and conduct

courses

around the country to train people to serve as liaisons between these youths and

businesses.

http://www.pref.gunma.jp/c/05/seishin/english/q & a/hoken/futoukou.htm

School Non-Attendance

QFMy boy is in first year at junior high school. Since school restarted at the

end of the

summer holidays in sixth year elementary school, he has been complaining of

headaches

and started to stay home from school. I took him to a paediatrician for

examination but

was told that there was nothing in particular wrong with him. He now spends an

inordinate

amount of time in his room. The school told me not to force him to attend but I

am really

unsure and nervous as to what should I do?

AFThere are many reasons why children begin to refrain from going to school.

For

example, many children complain of headaches, stomach aches, diarrhoea and body

cramps etc. Although in many cases the doctors cannot diagnose any real problem,

the

children do not want to go to school and therefore often do not get up when

woken up in

the mornings.

From the children's point of view, he or she does not want to go to school or

feels unable

to go. Most children do feel a sense of guilt about not attending school and

forcing them

to attend or overly talking about the negative side of not attending school only

serves to

increase the mental strain on the child and hurt them more. In such cases the

child may

retreat to his or her room, display certain mental symptoms and in some cases

become

violent in the home.

When the child first starts to stop attending school it is important that one

listens to them

and their feelings closely. In addition it is important to consult with teachers

and strive to

encourage the child to return to school. The longer the period of absence from

the school,

the more difficult it is for the child to return.

In cases where it seems that a long-term absence from school is likely, it is

recommended

that you consult with an appropriate professional authority. The child will

often not wish

to go with his or her parent to a counsellor or hospital for help. In this case

parents should

go themselves to get advice on treatment and children's lifestyle follow-up care

etc.

Places for consultation - Child Counselling Centre (Jido Sodan-jo),

Comprehensive

Prefectural Education Centre (Sogo Kyoiku Centre), Education Research Facility

(Kyoiku

Kenkyu-jo), Mental Health & Welfare Center (Kokorono Kenkou Center)

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:m3-Zf3N2ttsJ:www.p.u-tokyo.ac.jp/coe/

workingpaper/Vol.18.pdf+futoukou & hl=en & ct=clnk & cd=7 & lr=lang_en & client=safari

According to the Japanese Ministry of Educationfs (MOE)

report Education Reform in the 21st Century,

Japanese

society and education is confronting significant challenges.

Education issues such as student non-attendance

ifutoukouj, acts of violence (konai bouryoku), classroom

breakdown (gakkyu houkai), and the ijime (bullying)

problem are well-known and have been discussed and

analyzed for decades in educational scholarship and the

popular press.

http://www.childresearch.net/RESOURCE/RESEARCH/1999-1998/MEMBER3.HTM

The academic achievement of Japanese students has been well examined and their

scholastic excellence has been well documented. However, the psychological

consequences of these youth are not as well-known overseas as it is being

discussed in

Japan today. Here, some recent problems among school-age children are , ijime

(bullying),

tokokyohi (school refusal), suicide delinquency, psychosomatic disorders,

developmental

disabilities, reading retardation and eating disorders (McClure & Shirataki,

1989).

http://www.co-psychiatry.com/pt/re/copsych/abstract.00001504-200409000

-00017.htm;jsessionid=FW6CgSdfrBlQGnZ5ftC2BdBXcXFBb1fsr9j2W2j1v3pb2gSphS1Y!

424277612!-949856144!8091!-1

In recent years, juvenile crime has been gradually increasing and it has become

a serious

problem in Japan. The most pressing current topic for the public, media and

specialists is

capital crimes unexpectedly committed by juveniles without previous history of

delinquency. The purpose of this paper is to consider what factors have been

influencing

current juvenile crime. The latest developments in adolescent forensic

psychiatry are

reviewed against this background.

Recent findings: Recent studies have focused on the relationship between

pervasive

developmental disorders and juvenile crime; however, the link is still

scientifically

unproven. In the context of female juvenile crime, the increase in drug-related

crime and

child abuse as a background to delinquency is discussed.

Summary: There is a close relationship between social problems and adolescent

psychiatric issues, and it is obvious to that they influence each other. It can

be concluded

that it is necessary to provide juveniles and their families with social

support, and also to

continue to research both neurobiological and socio-psychiatric approaches to

provide

significant insights into forensic psychiatry in Japan.

> > Miike et al. have found that in Japan what they have been calling

> school refusal or school phobia (futoukou) is actually Childhood

> Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CCFS)

>

>

>

> What a great name.

> Just imagine what fun you could have, yelling it at your doctor!

> Futoukou!

>

> -

>

[Guest guest]

This sounds familiar. A lot like mold illness or CFS indeed. One has to

wonder if the skyrocketing cost of energy has resulted in the same decrease

in indoor air quality in Japan that it has here. Has anyone tried treating

any of these kids with Cholestyramine?

Maybe their 'futoukou' might get better.... just like mold illness and CFS

often does...

>

> Q¡§My boy is in first year at junior high school. Since school restarted

at

> the end of the

> summer holidays in sixth year elementary school, he has been complaining

> of headaches

> and started to stay home from school. I took him to a paediatrician for

> examination but

> was told that there was nothing in particular wrong with him. He now

> spends an inordinate

> amount of time in his room. The school told me not to force him to attend

> but I am really

> unsure and nervous as to what should I do?

>

> A¡§There are many reasons why children begin to refrain from going to

> school. For

> example, many children complain of headaches, stomach aches, diarrhoea and

> body

> cramps etc. Although in many cases the doctors cannot diagnose any real

> problem, the

> children do not want to go to school and therefore often do not get up

> when woken up in

> the mornings.

>

From the children's point of view, he or she does not want to go to school

> or feels unable

> to go. Most children do feel a sense of guilt about not attending school

> and forcing them

> to attend or overly talking about the negative side of not attending

> school only serves to

> increase the mental strain on the child and hurt them more. In such cases

> the child may

> retreat to his or her room, display certain mental symptoms and in some

> cases become

> violent in the home.

>

When the child first starts to stop attending school it is important that

> one listens to them

> and their feelings closely. In addition it is important to consult with

> teachers and strive to

> encourage the child to return to school. The longer the period of absence

> from the school,

> the more difficult it is for the child to return.

>

In cases where it seems that a long-term absence from school is likely, it

> is recommended

> that you consult with an appropriate professional authority. The child

> will often not wish

> to go with his or her parent to a counsellor or hospital for help. In this

> case parents should

> go themselves to get advice on treatment and children's lifestyle

> follow-up care etc.

>

>

>