THE CHILD WHO REFUSES TO ATTEND SCHOOL

T. P. MILLARAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 118, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.5.398

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School refusal would seem to be a symptom complex appearing in more than one psychological configuration. In its acute form, it is felt to arise out of difficulties that the child has experienced in achieving a sense of autonomy. This has been due primarily to fluctuant limit setting by over involved parents. Direct management of the situation to control the symptom is essential to restore the child to normal growth patterns. Since symptom displacement and recurrence are not common it is suggested that the symptom in its acute form is more situational in character than indicative of a structured neurotic illness.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 118 • Number 5 • November 1961

Pages: 398 - 404

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Published in print: November 1961

Published online: 1 April 2006

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T. P. MILLAR

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THE CHILD WHO REFUSES TO ATTEND SCHOOL

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