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Unveiling the Hikikomori Phenomenon: A Breakthrough Tool

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE), a new assessment tool for identifying pathological social withdrawal or hikikomori. This condition, characterized by extended physical isolation lasting over six months, is increasingly observed worldwide, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The HiDE offers a practical and structured method for clinicians to assess individuals exhibiting hikikomori symptoms, enhancing early detection and contextual understanding of this growing global pathology.

via Neuroscience News|

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society3 years ago•1 min saved

South Korea Offers $490 Allowance to Encourage Reclusive Youths to Leave Home

South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has passed a new measure to offer a monthly living allowance of $490 to reclusive youths, as well as education, job, and health support, to encourage them out of their homes. The condition, known as "hikikomori," affects about 3% of the country's youth population. The new measures aim to strengthen government support to enable reclusive youth to recover their daily lives and reintegrate into society.

via Slashdot|

#government-support #hikikomori #social-withdrawal

society3 years ago•2 min saved

South Korea's Innovative Solutions to Social Isolation and Fertility Crisis

South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has passed a measure to offer a monthly living allowance of $490 to reclusive youths, as well as education, job and health support, in order to encourage them out of their homes. The condition is known as "hikikomori", and the government wants to make it easier for those experiencing it to leave the house to go to school, university or work. The new measures aim to strengthen government support "to enable reclusive youth to recover their daily lives and reintegrate into society".

via The Guardian|

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society3 years ago•4 min saved

The Loneliness Epidemic: Hikikomori and Isolation in Japan

Nearly 1.5 million people in Japan are hikikomori, or shut-ins, who have been isolated for at least six months, according to a government survey. Covid-19 has exacerbated the issue, with more than a fifth of respondents citing the pandemic as a significant factor in their reclusive lifestyle. Japan's population crisis and societal factors such as demanding work culture and patriarchal norms also contribute to the problem. The government has established support services and launched countermeasures to address loneliness and isolation, which are expected to become more serious as the number of single-person households and elderly single-person households increases in the future.

via CNN|

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society3 years ago•1 min saved

Japan's Covid crisis creates 1.5 million social recluses.

A government survey in Japan has found that almost 1.5 million people of working age are living as social recluses, with about a fifth of cases attributed to the pressures unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Hikikomori, people who withdraw from society and spend all or almost all of their time isolated at home, account for 2% of people aged 15-62. The rise in the number of people living as recluses has prompted some local authorities to take action, including holding metaverse socialising events to give hikikomori the opportunity to meet people via their avatars.

via The Guardian|

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