Peter Pan syndrome

Peter Pan syndrome is a pop-psychology term used to describe an adult who is socially immature. It is a metaphor, based on the concept of not growing up and being trapped in childhood. The term has been used informally by both laypeople and some psychology professionals since the 1983 publication of The Peter Pan Syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up, by Dr. Dan Kiley. Kiley also wrote a companion book, The Wendy Dilemma, published in 1984. Peter Pan Syndrome is not recognized by the World Health Organization and is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

For other uses, see Peter Pan syndrome (disambiguation).
Peter Pan syndrome
Illustration of Peter Pan playing the pipes, by F. D. Bedford from Peter and Wendy
Coined byDan Kiley

People who exhibit characteristics popularly associated with the Peter Pan syndrome have sometimes been referred to disparagingly as Peter Panners. Distinctions have been made with puer aeternus, a psychological concept advanced by Carl Jung.

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