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Name Masako Yatsuda
Belonging department Professional Degree Program in Clinical Psychology,Graduate School of Clinical Psychology
Occupation name Professor
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Title

Evaluation of a home visiting program for hikikomori individuals in Japan

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Date of Issue

201909

Conference Presentation(name)

The 7th Asian Congress of Health Psychology2019 (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)

Summary

This study investigates to the evaluation of this home visit program structure. A focus group interview was conducted on their experiences. The average overall rating awarded by the five psychotherapists to the program was 80/100 (range: 70–90). The core characteristics of the program were favorably evaluated. ). It was assessed that additional structures were necessary, both in terms of interventions into family relationships and in working with hikikomori individuals.