Hikikomori phenomenon: Cultural bound or emergent psychopathology?;Il fenomeno dell'hikikomori: Cultural bound o quadro psicopatologico emergente?

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-164

  Aguglia, E ^a   Signorelli, M S ^a   Pollicino, C ^a   Arcidiacono, E ^a   Petralia, A ^a  

^a UOPI di Psichiatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural bound syndrome; Hikikomori; Japan; Social withdrawal

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; APHASIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY THERAPY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HIKIKOMORI PHENOMENON; HUMAN; JAPAN; MANIA; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77957356187     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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