Hikikomori, is it a culture-reactive or culture-bound syndrome? Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman: Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman

Noriyuki Sakamoto; Rodger G. Martin; Hiroaki Kumano; Tomifusa Kuboki; Samir Al-Adawi

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Hikikomori, is it a culture-reactive or culture-bound syndrome? Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman: Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman

Noriyuki Sakamoto, Rodger G. Martin, Hiroaki Kumano, Tomifusa Kuboki, Samir Al-Adawi^*

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Abstract

Hikikomori, a form of acute social withdrawal, is becoming a silent epidemic in Japan. As it has not been reported from other parts of the world, hikikomori fulfills the criteria for "a culture-bound syndrome." We report a case from Oman, in the southern part of Arabia, with all the essential features of hikikomori. We speculate that the social environment of Japanese and Omani society could reinforce behavior akin to hikikomori although this condition may also transcend geography and ethnicity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-198
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2190/7WEQ-216D-TVNH-PQJ1
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

Adult
Asian People/psychology
Culture
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders/therapy
Oman
Reinforcement, Psychology
Social Alienation
Social Behavior
Syndrome

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Hikikomori, is it a culture-reactive or culture-bound syndrome? Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman: Nidotherapy and a clinical vignette from Oman. / Sakamoto, Noriyuki; Martin, Rodger G.; Kumano, Hiroaki et al.
In: International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2005, p. 191-198.

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