TY - JOUR
T1 - Hikikomori, is it a culture-reactive or culture-bound syndrome? Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman
AU - Sakamoto, Noriyuki
AU - Martin, Rodger G.
AU - Kumano, Hiroaki
AU - Kuboki, Tomifusa
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Hikikomori, a form of acute social withdrawal, is becoming a silent epidemic in Japan. As it has not been reported from other parts of the world, hikikomori fulfills the criteria for "a culture-bound syndrome." We report a case from Oman, in the southern part of Arabia, with all the essential features of hikikomori. We speculate that the social environment of Japanese and Omani society could reinforce behavior akin to hikikomori although this condition may also transcend geography and ethnicity.
AB - Hikikomori, a form of acute social withdrawal, is becoming a silent epidemic in Japan. As it has not been reported from other parts of the world, hikikomori fulfills the criteria for "a culture-bound syndrome." We report a case from Oman, in the southern part of Arabia, with all the essential features of hikikomori. We speculate that the social environment of Japanese and Omani society could reinforce behavior akin to hikikomori although this condition may also transcend geography and ethnicity.
KW - Culture-bound syndrome
KW - Culture-reactive syndrome
KW - Hikikomori
KW - Social withdrawal
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U2 - 10.2190/7WEQ-216D-TVNH-PQJ1
DO - 10.2190/7WEQ-216D-TVNH-PQJ1
M3 - Article
C2 - 16240975
AN - SCOPUS:27844572367
SN - 0091-2174
VL - 35
SP - 191
EP - 198
JO - International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
JF - International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
