"First published in Japan in 1998 by PHP Institute, Inc. [as Shakaiteki hikikomori : owaranai shishunki]" Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and index.
Contents:
What is social withdrawal? -- The symptoms and development of social withdrawal -- Psychological ailments accompanying withdrawal -- Is social withdrawal a disease? -- Hikikomori systems -- Overcoming the desire to reason, preach, and argue -- Important information for the family -- The general progress of treatment -- In daily life -- The sadness behind violence in the household -- Treatment and returning to society -- The social pathology of withdrawal.
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