Social isolation associated with depression: A case report of hikikomori

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-341

  Teo, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Hikikomori; Social isolation; Social withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; HIKIKOMORI; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HIKIKOMORI; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 84880551760     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764012437128     Document Type: Article

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