It is Saturday afternoon and a dozen or so men and women are gathered in a nondescript room in central Tokyo, working intently on a presentation that will have a bearing on their future careers. They do not work for the same organisation and the exercise is not directly related to their jobs. But the session is part of a programme run by MDA Japan, a non-profit organisation that supports people with mood disorders, and the participants are here to achieve a common goal – to return to work after suffering from depression.
一个周六的下午,十来个男女聚集在东京市中心一个普通的房间里,专心致志地讲述着事关他们未来职业生涯的问题。他们不属于同一家机构,这项活动与他们的工作也没有直接关系。这次聚会是为患有情绪障碍症者提供支持的非营利组织MDA Japan运作的一个项目的环节。项目参与者怀着一个共同的目标:在经受抑郁症折磨之后,能够重新回到工作岗位上。