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Hikikomori : Adolescence Without End, Paperback by Tamaki, Saito; Angles, Jef.... Hikikomori : Adolescence Without End, Paperback by Tamaki, Saito; Angles, Jeffrey (TRN), ISBN 081665459X, ISBN-13 9780816654598, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Tamaki, a psychiatrist in Japan, examines the social problem of hikikomori in Japanese adolescents and young adults who have withdrawn from society, retreated from school and work, and refused to go outside. He draws on case studies and his clinical experience with these patients to explain the condition, its symptoms and development, accompanying psychological ailments, whether it is a disease, and its mechanisms, as well as how families and caregivers can help patients recover. First published in 1998 in Japanese, th has been translated by Angles (modern Japanese literature and translation, Western Michigan U.), who provides an introduction. It is aimed at psychologists and students and scholars of Japanese society and culture. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()