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March 12, 2026Current Opinion in Psychiatry0 citationsOpen Access

Hikikomori in the urban digital era: a psychodynamic, transdiagnostic model and multimodal interventions

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TKTakahiro A. Kato

Key Points

  • The research examines the relationship between hikikomori and contemporary urban living, aiming to develop preventive interventions.
  • Integrated biopsychosocial-cultural model for assessment and intervention
  • Family-based therapeutic approaches
  • Utilization of digital interventions for clinical care
  • Establishing a link between urban living and hikikomori symptoms
  • Identifying effective strategies for prevention and treatment
  • Enhancing clinical care through structured assessments

Abstract

In contemporary urban life, physical isolation per se is not necessarily pathological. Translating a biopsychosocial-cultural model integrating psychopathology and attachment into structured assessment, family-based approaches, clinical care, and digital interventions is essential to prevent long-term pathological hikikomori.

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Takahiro A. Kato (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b2575e96eeacc4fcec5f81https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000001081
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