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Sj Child Adolescent Psychiatry Psychology

Case report | 10-July-2018

Hikikomori: debating a XXI century phenomenon from a clinical point of view

The term hikikomori describes a specific form of social withdrawal that can be observed in children, adolescents, and young adults. Epidemiological research studies have shown that this condition is comorbid with a psychopathological disorder only in 50% of all cases. Many young people in a state of withdrawal do not show symptoms ascribable to already known diagnostic parameters. The authors, psychologist, and psychiatrist at the UFSMIA (Functional Mental Health Unit for Children and

Fiorenzo Ranieri, Luciano Luccherino

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Volume 6 , ISSUE 1, 72–79