Sakamoto Noriyuki, Martin Rodger G, Kumano Hiroaki, Kuboki Tomifusa, Al-Adawi Samir
University of Tokyo.
Int J Psychiatry Med. 2005;35(2):191-8. doi: 10.2190/7WEQ-216D-TVNH-PQJ1.
Hikikomori, a form of acute social withdrawal, is becoming a silent epidemic in Japan. As it has not been reported from other parts of the world, hikikomori fulfills the criteria for "a culture-bound syndrome." We report a case from Oman, in the southern part of Arabia, with all the essential features of hikikomori. We speculate that the social environment of Japanese and Omani society could reinforce behavior akin to hikikomori although this condition may also transcend geography and ethnicity.
“茧居族”是一种急性社交退缩形式，在日本正成为一种无声的流行病。由于世界其他地区尚未有相关报道，“茧居族”符合“文化束缚综合征”的标准。我们报告了一例来自阿拉伯半岛南部阿曼的病例，具有“茧居族”的所有基本特征。我们推测，日本和阿曼社会的社会环境可能会强化类似于“茧居族”的行为，尽管这种情况也可能超越地理和种族界限。
