Prolonged social withdrawal disorder: A hikikomori case in Spain

Santiago Ovejero, Irene Caro-Cañizares, Victoria de León-Martínez and Enrique Baca-Garcia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2014, vol. 60, issue 6, 562-565

Abstract: Background: The Japanese term hikikomori means literally ‘to be confined’. Social withdrawal can be present in severe psychiatric disorders; however, in Japan, hikikomori is a defined nosologic entity. There have been only a few reported cases in occidental culture. Material: We present a case report of a Spanish man with prolonged social withdrawal lasting for 4 years. Discussion: This is a case of prolonged social withdrawal not bound to culture, as well as the second case of hikikomori reported in Spain. We propose prolonged social withdrawal disorder as a disorder not linked to culture, in contrast to hikikomori . Conclusion: Further documentation of this disorder is still needed to encompass all cases reported in Japan and around the world.

Keywords: Hikikomori; social withdrawal; social isolation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764013504560

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