SCHOOL PHOBIA: A STUDY IN THE COMMUNICATION OF ANXIETY

LEON EISENBERGAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114, Number 8

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.8.712

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School phobia has been shown to be a variant of separation anxiety. Direct observations of transactions between parents and children at the time of separation have been presented. Key dynamic factors have been identified and the mode of symptom formation has been outlined as a paradigm for the genesis of neurotic behavior. The outcome of a treatment program has been reported in validation of the theoretical conception of the nature and genesis of the disorder.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114 • Number 8 • February 1958

Pages: 712 - 718

PubMed: 13498189

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Published in print: February 1958

Published online: 1 April 2006

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LEON EISENBERG

The Children's Psychiatric Service, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md.

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SCHOOL PHOBIA: A STUDY IN THE COMMUNICATION OF ANXIETY

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