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Chitiyo, Morgan; Wheeler, John J. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2006
School phobia affects about 5% of the school-age population. If left untreated, school phobia can have devastating long-term consequences in children challenged by this condition. Various treatment approaches have been used to explore this complex behavioural response, major among them being the psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, pharmacological and…
Descriptors: School Phobia, Drug Therapy, Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification
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Place, Maurice; Hulsmeier, Jessica; Davis, Sue; Taylor, Elizabeth – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2002
A study involving 17 children (ages 12-15) who had established school refusal found the children's individual protective factors were weakened (particularly around peers), and parents' own difficulties not only reduced the family as a source of protection but exerted an actual drain upon already reduced coping resources. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance, Behavior Disorders, Bullying