As many as 1.5 million “hikikomori” shut-ins withdraw from social life in Japan, but one school in Nagano is finding success is coaxing them back into the world.

Thousands of people have paid for Dale Bredesen’s unconventional program to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms. The medical establishment says there’s little to no proof it works.

During the first 11 months of this second hikikomori episode, he did not complain about depression symptoms, using a combination of OROS methylphenidate 54 mg/day (started in 2011 as treatment for ...

The definition of "hikikomori" according to criteria used by the Japanese Cabinet Office survey, as reported in the press, differs from the diagnostic criteria for hikikomori proposed in ...

Given his symptoms, the experts determined that Hikikomori syndrome was the most fitting diagnosis, said the researchers.

Is Hikikomori — an Extreme, Long-Term Form of Social Isolation — a Disease Unto Itself? While mental health experts agree that hikikomori is a global mental health phenomenon, there’s uncertainty ...

Hikikomori: When the ‘safety’ of solitude becomes a prison Some people withdraw from society and retreat into their shells. Is it possible to coax them back?

Here, we present a case of Hikikomori wherein an internet-delivered cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder (iCT-SAD) worked effectively in improving the client’s social anxiety symptoms and ...

Hikikomori may have similar personality traits, but predisposition does not equal destiny. Environment matters, too. Personalities can evolve and be supported for growth.