TY - JOUR AU - Kato, Takahiro A. PY - 2021/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Facing and treating hikikomori (pathological social withdrawal) JF - Quaderni di Psicoterapia Cognitiva - Open Access JA - QPCOA VL - IS - 48 SE - Sez. generale - Ritiro sociale e patologia di personalità: una prospettiva DO - 10.3280/qpc48-2021oa12137 UR - https://journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/qpcoa/article/view/12137 SP - AB - <p>Hikikomori is a form of pathological social withdrawal or social isolation whose essential feature is physical isolation in one’s home. The 2010 Japanese guidelines define that a person must meet the following criteria to be diagnosed with hikiikomori: a) marked social isolation in one’s home; b) duration of continuous social isolation of at least 6 months; c) significant functional impairment or distress associated with the social isolation. Advances in the conceptualization and treatment plan are discussed.</p> ER -