@article{5a6c47f64143444d93e398bf8db7c792,
title = "International experience of hikikomori prolonged social withdrawal and its relevance to psychiatric research",
abstract = "When prolonged social withdrawal was first described in Japan as 'hikikomori', many studies examining its etiology suggested it to be related to factors unique to Japan and thus a culture-bound syndrome. However, existing research has suffered from a lack of standardised definitions, impeding comparability between studies. We summarise existing research and discuss its relevance to psychiatric practice today.",
author = "Tan, {Marcus P.J.} and William Lee and Kato, {Takahiro A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This project on hikikomori is partially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (grants JP19dk0307073 and JP18dk0307075 to T.A.K.) and Innovative Areas {\textquoteleft}Will-Dynamics{\textquoteright} of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (grant JP16H06403 to T.A.K.). M.P.J.T carried out some of the research as part of an Academic Clinical Fellowship funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), UK. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Authors 2020.",
year = "2021",
month = may,
doi = "10.1192/bji.2020.20",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "34--37",
journal = "BJPsych International",
issn = "2056-4740",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
number = "2",
}
