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. 2020 Sep;74(9):506-507.
doi: 10.1111/pcn.13112. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Forced social isolation due to COVID-19 and consequent mental health problems: Lessons from hikikomori

Takahiro A Kato  1   2 , Norman Sartorius  2   3 , Naotaka Shinfuku  2   4
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Forced social isolation due to COVID-19 and consequent mental health problems: Lessons from hikikomori

Takahiro A Kato et al. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Sep.
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