Potential changes to the hikikimori phenomenon in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Dec:54:102288. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102288. Epub 2020 Jul 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hikikomori; Social Withdrawal behaviour; Youth unemployment.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • COVID-19* / psychology
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / etiology
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Physical Distancing*
  • Quarantine / psychology*
  • Social Isolation / psychology*
  • Socioeconomic Factors*
  • Unemployment / psychology*
  • Young Adult