# Hikikomori: Assessment and Recovery in a Digital Urban Context - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k195 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Hikikomori: Assessment and Recovery in a Digital Urban Context | WCP 2026 Summary > Hikikomori, defined as pathological social withdrawal and included in the DSM-5-TR, is spreading worldwide. In the post-pandemic era, it can be considered not… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/k195) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. Plenary Session and Distinguished LectureDigital Psychiatry and Artificial IntelligenceReview / Opinion # Hikikomori: Assessment and Recovery in a Digital Urban Context Hikikomori: hide evaluation and recovery in a digital urban context Presenter: Takahiro A. Kato Country: Japan Session: 2860 - DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: YOUTH IN CRISIS: SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL, GLOBAL CONTEXTS, AND PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION Date: Thu, 24.09.2026, 13:30 - 14:00 Room: Hall A5 Hikikomori, defined as pathological social withdrawal and included in the DSM-5-TR, is spreading worldwide. In the post-pandemic era, it can be considered not only a pathological phenomenon but also a pioneering way of life for our times. The conference addresses hikikomori, defined as a state in which a person stays at home almost every day for six months or longer without attending school or going to work. It notes that hikikomori has recently been spreading not only in Japan but also across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the rest of the world. The speaker reports having established the world's first hikikomori research clinic at a university hospital, proposed hikikomori as a psychiatric condition characterized by pathological social withdrawal, and developed diagnostic criteria; hikikomori was included in the DSM-5-TR in 2022. The speaker also argues that the increasingly internet-based society that emerged following the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of people experiencing hikikomori. In the post-pandemic era, when online classes and working from home have become commonplace, hikikomori can be viewed not only as a negative or pathological phenomenon but also as a pioneering way of life for our times. Within this framework, people experiencing hikikomori are described as the foremost pioneers of technopathy, defined as the ability to interact with, communicate with, and control technology through the power of the mind. The presentation introduces the latest psychiatric assessment methods for pathological and non-pathological hikikomori and discusses the future of a hikikomori-like lifestyle in digitalized cities through an ongoing support system that uses digital tools such as the metaverse and communication robots. How to cite this study APA 7: Kato, T. A., et al. (2026, September 24). Hikikomori: hide evaluation and recovery in a digital urban context [Keynote address]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. Vancouver: Kato TA, et al. Hikikomori: hide evaluation and recovery in a digital urban context [keynote address]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Siber tanıkların davranışını belirleyen etkenler](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0041) - [Z kuşağında sosyal medyanın "lunapark etkisi"nin modellenmesi: örtük değişken yaklaşımı](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0046) - [DEHB'de dijital girişimler: etkililik ve çok modlu tedavi yaklaşımlarına entegrasyon](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0072) - [Algoritmaların inşa ettiği beyinler: dijital çağda DEHB, patolojiyi mi tanılıyoruz yoksa yeni bir normali mi patolojikleştiriyoruz?](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0077) - [Genç erişkin bir örneklemde nomofobi ile yaygın anksiyete bozukluğu arasındaki ilişki](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0111) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k195 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim