The hikikomori population varies significantly depending on the definition used: Evidence from a survey in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan.

Tamura K, Ogawa T, Saito T, Shiratori Y, Yaguchi C, Midorikawa H, Aiba M, Sugawara D, Hori T, Tachikawa H

DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13783
Published: 2025 Apr
Container: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
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@article{allodium:10.1111/pcn.13783,
  title = {The hikikomori population varies significantly depending on the definition used: Evidence from a survey in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan.},
  author = {Tamura K and Ogawa T and Saito T and Shiratori Y and Yaguchi C and Midorikawa H and Aiba M and Sugawara D and Hori T and Tachikawa H},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences},
  doi = {10.1111/pcn.13783},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13783}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The hikikomori population varies significantly depending on the definition used: Evidence from a survey in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan.
AU  - Tamura K
AU  - Ogawa T
AU  - Saito T
AU  - Shiratori Y
AU  - Yaguchi C
AU  - Midorikawa H
AU  - Aiba M
AU  - Sugawara D
AU  - Hori T
AU  - Tachikawa H
PY  - 2025
JO  - Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
DO  - 10.1111/pcn.13783
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K, T., T, O., T, S., Y, S., C, Y., H, M., M, A., D, S., T, H., & H, T. (2025). The hikikomori population varies significantly depending on the definition used: Evidence from a survey in Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan.. Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13783

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