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Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Children and Teens

July 1, 2024

Aydar Shaildayev, MD and Eric Whitney, MD

Aydar Shaildayev, MD. Psychiatry resident, NYU Langone, New York, NY.

Eric Whitney, MD. Clinical assistant professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Drs. Shaildayev and Whitney have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

The Surgeon General has put out a call to address loneliness and social isolation. But what do we do about it? This clinical update will help you define loneliness and social isolation, assess for them, and help lonely or isolated kids and teens.

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