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Hikikomori, a Japanese Culture-Bound Syndrome of Social Withdrawal?: A Proposal for DSM-5
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A form of severe social withdrawal, called hikikomori, has been frequently described in Japan and is characterized by adolescents and young adults who become recluses in their parents' homes, unable to work or go to school for months or years. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for hikikomori as a new psychiatric disorder. Electronic and manual literature searches were used to gather information on social withdrawal and hikikomori, including studies examining case definitions, epidemiology, and diagnosis. A number of recent empirical studies have emerged from Japan. The majority of such cases of hikikomori are classifiable as a variety of existing Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) psychiatric disorders. However, a notable subset of cases with substantial psychopathology does not meet criteria for any existing psychiatric disorder. We suggest hikikomori may be considered a culture-bound syndrome and merits further international research into whether it meets accepted criteria as a new psychiatric disorder. Research diagnostic criteria for the condition are proposed.
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- Authors
- Teo, A. R., & Gaw, A. C.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- ORCID
- Teo, Alan R.
- Venue
- Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
- Published
- 2010-06
- Volume
- 198
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 444-449
- ISSN
- 0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4912003
- OpenAlex
- W2038618640
- Cited by
- 276
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 25.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH060482)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- hikikomori, social withdrawal, culture-bound syndromes, psychiatric classification, DSM diagnostic criteria, adolescents and young adults, reclusion, case definition, diagnosis, Research Diagnostic Criteria
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Culture, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Social Isolation, Syndrome, International Classification of Diseases, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Asian People, Young Adult
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