ArticleJMA journal2023
Does the Hikikomori Syndrome of Social Withdrawal Exist in Denmark? A Research Request.
Article in JMA journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Hikikomori among young adults: examining the protective function of psychological resilience.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Characterizing Experiences With Hikikomori Syndrome on Twitter Among Japanese-Language Users: Qualitative Infodemiology Content Analysis.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
- Hikikomori syndrome: A cultural phenomenon not only limited to Japan.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
1 author.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Hikikomori, a severe form of social withdrawal, has long been examined in Japan. Hikikomori-like incidents have also lately been described in many other countries but not in Denmark or any other Scandinavian country thus far. The reason for this is unknown. However, looking at existing research and global attention and its relevance to psychiatric practice today, hikikomori appears as a syndrome that cannot be confined solely to the field of some countries or cultures. Rather, it emerges as a phenomenon that may also concern many aspects of a modern society like the Danish. In the light of considerable quality research on hikikomori in Japan and with increasing international awareness and experiences, the author hereby calls on the health and research community to draw crucial interest to Scandinavian countries, such as Denmark.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.