Hikikomori : Multidimensional understanding, assessment, and future international perspectives

TA Kato, S Kanba, AR Teo - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal, has long been observed in Japan mainly
among youth and adolescents since around the 1970s, and has been especially highlighted …

Internet society, internet addiction, and pathological social withdrawal: the chicken and egg dilemma for internet addiction and hikikomori

TA Kato, N Shinfuku, M Tateno - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The cause of hikikomori has not been well understood, and the emergence of internet may
be one of the important contributing factors for the occurrence of hikikomori. Whether …

Internet addiction, smartphone addiction, and Hikikomori trait in Japanese young adult: social isolation and social network

M Tateno, AR Teo, W Ukai, J Kanazawa… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: As the number of internet users increases, problems related to internet overuse
are becoming more and more serious. Adolescents and youth may be particularly attracted …

Identifying Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori) Factors in Adolescents: Understanding the Hikikomori Spectrum

Y Hamasaki, N Pionnié-Dax, G Dorard, N Tajan… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Social withdrawal (hikikomori) conditions in China: a cross-sectional online survey

X Hu, D Fan, Y Shao - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective A form of pathological social withdrawal which is also called hikikomori has been
proved its existence in China. But the prevalence and characteristics of hikikomori in China …

Preliminary study of the social withdrawal (hikikomori) spectrum in French adolescents: focusing on the differences in pathology and related factors compared with …

Y Hamasaki, N Pionnié-Dax, G Dorard, N Tajan… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Social withdrawal (hikikomori) has become an internationally recognized
phenomenon, but its pathology and related factors are not yet fully known. We previously …

A 12-month study of the hikikomori syndrome of social withdrawal: Clinical characterization and different subtypes proposal

Á Malagón-Amor, LM Martín-López, D Córcoles… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Autism spectrum conditions in hikikomori: A pilot case–control study

R Katsuki, M Tateno, H Kubo… - Psychiatry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Hikikomori, a form of pathological social withdrawal, has been suggested to have
comorbidity with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to clarify how …

Autism Spectrum, Hikikomori Syndrome and Internet Gaming Disorder: Is There a Link?

L Dell'Osso, G Amatori, D Muti, F Giovannoni, F Parri… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to review the available literature investigating the relationship
between hikikomori, a pathological condition characterized by severe social withdrawal or …

Blood biomarkers of Hikikomori, a severe social withdrawal syndrome

K Hayakawa, TA Kato, M Watabe, AR Teo… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal syndrome, is a growing social issue in Japan
and internationally. The pathophysiology of hikikomori has not yet been elucidated and an …