As more research on hikikomori emerged, so did a more complicated and nuanced take on the condition. Researchers first differentiated between hard core subtypes, who almost never leave their room and ...

An estimated 1.5 million people — many of them young men — in Japan live in complete isolation, a phenomenon known as hikikomori. Now, as more young American men are withdrawing from society ...

Do you suffer from 'Hikikomori' or a state of acute ... Social isolation should be taken as a sign of an underlying mental health issue along with other signs and symptoms,” explains Arfa ...

Hikikomori is a term coined in Japan in the 1990s, but the anti-social trend which sees people socially isolating themselves has become widespread across not just the US, but other countries too ...

Hikikomori also typically have no trouble connecting with people, which is what separates this presentation from social anxiety disorder. People can also be predisposed to mental illness, too.

Hikikomori is an extreme form of social isolation first recognized in Japan in the 1990s. It’s distinct from similar conditions like anxiety or agoraphobia and is characterized by sustained ...

The new Hikikomori Questionnaire, or HQ-25M—made in collaboration with Nihon University and Oregon Health and Science University—is composed of 25 questions that evaluate the three subfactors ...

Nov. 29, 2022 — In 2018, researchers developed the 'Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25)' to assess and identify hikikomori, a condition of pathological social withdrawal lasting more than six ...

In 2018, researchers developed the 'Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25)' to assess and identify hikikomori, a condition of pathological social withdrawal lasting more than six months. Now, the team ...