Background: Family may play an important role in the origin, maintenance, and treatment of
people with social withdrawal. The aim of this study is to analyze family factors related to …

Background: Family may play an important role in the origin, maintenance, and treatment of
people with social withdrawal. The aim of this study is to analyze family factors related to …

Social withdrawal is a new mental health problem increasingly common, present in different
cultures, whose psychopathology and treatment is not yet established. This study aims to …

“Hikikomori syndrome,” or extreme social withdrawal, determines a refusal to go to school or
work where one's life style is centred around the home. In Japan hikikomoris, also called …

Background: Severe social withdrawal behaviors among young people have been a subject
of public and clinical concerns. Aims: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of social …

Presents case report of a young Italian inpatient with a delayed Hikikomori diagnosis. This
case vignette demonstrated how it is essential to identify at-risk individuals for severe social …

Background Social withdrawal (hikikomori) has become an internationally recognized
phenomenon, but its pathology and related factors are not yet fully known. We previously …

Objective: Acute and/or severe social withdrawal behavior among youth was seen as a
culture-bound psychiatric syndrome in Japan, but more youth social withdrawal cases in …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between personality
dimensions, coping strategies, and Hikikomori while controlling for the presence of …

Hikikomori is a Japanese term for social withdrawal, ranging from complete inability to
venture outdoors to preferring to stay inside. The prevalence of hikikomori is high, up to …