Development of 5-day hikikomori intervention program for family members: A single-arm pilot trial

Backgrounds: Hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal, is increasingly a serious mental health issue worldwide. Hikikomori is comorbid with various psychiatric conditions including depression, social anxiety and suicidal behaviors. Family support is encouraged as a vital first step, however ev...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Kubo, Hiromi Urata, Motohiro Sakai, Shunsuke Nonaka, Kazuhiko Saito, Masaru Tateno, Keiji Kobara, Naoki Hashimoto, Daisuke Fujisawa, Yuriko Suzuki, Kotaro Otsuka, Hiroho Kamimae, Yuya Muto, Takashi Usami, Yoko Honda, Junji Kishimoto, Toshihide Kuroki, Shigenobu Kanba, Takahiro A. Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019366708