With treatment, hikikomori can be reintegrated back into society. Parents can help their children with hikikomori by patiently encouraging them to start a conversation or small activities like ...

The definition of "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—according to criteria used by the Japanese Cabinet Office survey, as reported in the press ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Although the need for support for "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—has recently been increasing, how to define hikikomori in terms ...

He doesn’t have a job and stays at home all day. He has been what's called a “hikikomori" on and off for about 30 years, since dropping out of university in his early 20s. Japan's health ...

It's estimated over a million Japanese live as "hikikomori," recluses totally withdrawn from society. As the parents they depend on age, many now face a dire situation, left alone and unable to cope.

it could encourage people to seek help quicker, notes Kato. The team is now gathering data from larger cohorts to validate these biomarkers for depression. Testing for hikikomori Hikikomori is a ...