ERIC Number: EJ884905
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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School Phobia
Tyrrell, Maureen
Journal of School Nursing, v21 n3 p147-151 2005
School phobia is a serious disorder affecting up to 5% of elementary and middle school children. Long-term consequences include academic failure, diminished peer relationships, parental conflict, and development of additional psychiatric disorders. Hiding behind such common physical symptoms as headaches, stomachaches, and fatigue, school phobia evades diagnosis with ease. Unraveling the problem of school phobia is challenging for the school nurse and is complicated by an overall lack of knowledge regarding the serious potential outcomes. The purpose of this article is to define school phobia, differentiate it from truancy, and highlight some interventions useful in the treatment of this increasingly common and potentially serious disorder.
Descriptors: School Nurses, Academic Failure, School Phobia, Fear, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Peer Relationship, Rejection (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Conflict, Mental Disorders, Fatigue (Biology), Physical Health, Definitions, Intervention, Anxiety, Stress Variables, Counseling, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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