From loneliness to severe social isolation and hikikomori

Asian J Psychiatr. 2024 Jul:97:104084. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104084. Epub 2024 May 20.

Authors

Simone Amendola¹, Michael P Hengartner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: amend.sim@gmail.com.
² Department of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 38815438
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104084

No abstract available

Keywords: Hikikomori; Loneliness; Severe social isolation; Sleep; Social trust.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Loneliness* / psychology
Male
Social Isolation* / psychology