Separation Anxiety Disorder and School Refusal in Children and Adolescents

摘要

After completing this article, readers should be able to:1.Describe the relationship of separation anxiety to school phobia or school refusal.2.Explain the developmental appropriateness of separation anxiety in the preschool child and during the first months of school.3.Discuss the family dynamics of separation anxiety disorder.4.Distinguish between separation anxiety disorder and truancy as a cause of school absence.5.Describe the etiologic role of the parent (often the mother) in separation anxiety disorder.6.Develop a therapeutic plan for abnormal separation anxiety.