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Table 2 Psychiatric background of hikikomori

From: Hikikomori as a possible clinical term in psychiatry: a questionnaire survey

ICD-10 Chapter V

Psychiatrists

Pediatricians

 

(n=80)

(n=26)

F2: Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders

30.0%

3.8%

F3: Mood (affective) disorders

2.5%

11.5%

F4: Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders

16.3%

50.0%

F6: Disorders of adult personality and behavior

21.3%

3.8%

F7: Mental retardation

2.5%

0%

F8: Disorders of psychological development

17.5%

23.1%

Hikikomori is not a disorder

1.3%

0%

No idea

8.8%

7.7%

  1. Psychiatrists and pediatricians were requested to select the most applicable psychiatric diagnosis of their experienced hikikomori cases according to the ICD-10.