[HTML][HTML] Potential changes to the hikikimori phenomenon in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

PWC Wong - Asian journal of psychiatry, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Various forms of preventive public health measures, such as quarantine, social distancing,
and school closures, have been implemented in an attempt to suppress the transmission of
the COVID-19 virus in many countries (Tandon, 2020a). The social and economic
consequences of such measures have led to business closures, job losses, and debt-related
family violence (Tandon, 2020b). Learning from previous recessions, like the 2008 Financial
Tsunami, it is known that young people are much more likely to suffer from effects such as …