
OpinionJanuary 19, 2022
COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America
We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal
Carol W. Berman is a psychiatrist and author in New York City. She is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and maintains a private practice. Berman’s M.D. is from N.Y.U. Her latest book is Taming the Negative Introject. She is also a playwright with credits including Under the Dragon.

COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America
We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal

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