TY - JOUR
T1 - The Hikikomori Phenomenon of Social Withdrawal: An Emerging Condition Involving Youth's Mental Health and Social Participation
AU - Corsello, Giovanni
AU - Pop, Tudor Lucian
AU - Corsello, Giovanni
AU - Vural, Mehmet
AU - Franceschini, Giulia
AU - Sacco, Michele
AU - Giardino, Ida
AU - Mestrovic, Julije
AU - Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
AU - Ferrara, Pietro
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The objective of this editorial is to raise awareness on the burden and risks faced by adolescents developing this emerging form of social withdrawal. The hikikomori phenomenon is part of the group of new morbidities causing children and adolescents to limit their activity owing to a chronic health condition with attendant psychological problems. We further emphasize the importance of including new morbidities involving mental health and social participation in formal pediatric training, to enable new generations of pediatricians to identify and properly manage these disorders.
AB - The objective of this editorial is to raise awareness on the burden and risks faced by adolescents developing this emerging form of social withdrawal. The hikikomori phenomenon is part of the group of new morbidities causing children and adolescents to limit their activity owing to a chronic health condition with attendant psychological problems. We further emphasize the importance of including new morbidities involving mental health and social participation in formal pediatric training, to enable new generations of pediatricians to identify and properly manage these disorders.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/510611
M3 - Article
SN - 1097-6833
VL - 225
SP - 286
EP - 288
JO - THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
JF - THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ER -