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Editorial
. 2023 Oct 18:14:1297898.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1297898. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Hikikomori: an international perspective on assessment, treatment, and community intervention

T Wing Lo  1 , John C M Wong  2 , Gloria Hongyee Chan  3 , Takahiro A Kato  4
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Editorial: Hikikomori: an international perspective on assessment, treatment, and community intervention

T Wing Lo et al. Front Psychiatry. .
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Keywords: Hong Kong; Japan; Singapore; assessment; hidden youth; hikikomori; intervention; social withdrawal.

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