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School phobia

MedGen UID:: 19253
•Concept ID:: C0031570
•: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Synonyms:	Phobia, School; School Phobia; Scolionophobia
SNOMED CT:	School phobia (271947006)

Definition

An overwhelming, irrational, and persistent fear of attending school. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVSchool phobia

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Mental disorder
    - Anxiety disorder
      - Phobia
        Specific phobia
        School phobia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

School refusal: issues of conceptualisation, assessment, and treatment.

Elliott JG
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1999 Oct;40(7):1001-12. PMID: 10576531

Separation anxiety and school phobia: a comparison using DSM-III criteria.

Last CG, Francis G, Hersen M, Kazdin AE, Strauss CC
Am J Psychiatry 1987 May;144(5):653-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.144.5.653. PMID: 3578577

School phobia: classification and treatment.

Baker H, Wills U
Br J Psychiatry 1978 May;132:492-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.132.5.492. PMID: 656714

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leikanger E, Ingul JM, Larsson B
Scand J Psychol 2012 Apr;53(2):150-7. Epub 2011 Oct 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00915.x. PMID: 22022875

Predicting children's anxiety from early attachment relationships.

Bar-Haim Y, Dan O, Eshel Y, Sagi-Schwartz A
J Anxiety Disord 2007;21(8):1061-8. Epub 2007 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.10.013. PMID: 17276031

Epidemiology of child mental health problems in Gaza Strip.

Mousa Thabet AA, Vostanis P
East Mediterr Health J 2001 May;7(3):403-12. PMID: 12690760

School phobia: patterns of family functioning.

Bernstein GA, Svingen PH, Garfinkel BD
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1990 Jan;29(1):24-30. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199001000-00005. PMID: 2295574

The behavioral treatment of school phobia.

Hersen M
J Nerv Ment Dis 1971 Aug;153(2):99-107. doi: 10.1097/00005053-197108000-00004. PMID: 4937197

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Diagnosis

Leikanger E, Ingul JM, Larsson B
Scand J Psychol 2012 Apr;53(2):150-7. Epub 2011 Oct 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00915.x. PMID: 22022875

Predicting children's anxiety from early attachment relationships.

Bar-Haim Y, Dan O, Eshel Y, Sagi-Schwartz A
J Anxiety Disord 2007;21(8):1061-8. Epub 2007 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.10.013. PMID: 17276031

School phobia.

Tyrrell M
J Sch Nurs 2005 Jun;21(3):147-51. doi: 10.1177/10598405050210030401. PMID: 15898849

Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study.

Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, Bridge J, Monga S, Baugher M
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Oct;38(10):1230-6. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199910000-00011. PMID: 10517055

School phobia: a Babel of tongues.

Shapiro T, Jegede RO
J Autism Child Schizophr 1973 Apr-Jun;3(2):168-86. doi: 10.1007/BF01537991. PMID: 4583793

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Therapy

New developments in pediatric psychopharmacology.

Gualtieri CT, Golden RN, Fahs JJ
J Dev Behav Pediatr 1983 Sep;4(3):202-9. doi: 10.1097/00004703-198309000-00010. PMID: 6355189

An evaluation of hospital in-patient treatment in adolescent school phobia.

Berg I, Fielding D
Br J Psychiatry 1978 May;132:500-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.132.5.500. PMID: 656715

School phobia: a reappraisal.

Skynner AC
Br J Med Psychol 1974 Mar;47(1):1-16. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1974.tb02267.x. PMID: 4836299

School phobia: diagnostic considerations in the light of imipramine effects.

Gittelman-Klein R, Klein DF
J Nerv Ment Dis 1973 Mar;156(3):199-215. PMID: 4698665

Imipramine treatment of school phobia.

Rabiner CJ, Klein DF
Compr Psychiatry 1969 Sep;10(5):387-90. doi: 10.1016/0010-440x(69)90067-4. PMID: 5805343

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Prognosis

Predicting children's anxiety from early attachment relationships.

Bar-Haim Y, Dan O, Eshel Y, Sagi-Schwartz A
J Anxiety Disord 2007;21(8):1061-8. Epub 2007 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.10.013. PMID: 17276031

Epidemiology of child mental health problems in Gaza Strip.

Mousa Thabet AA, Vostanis P
East Mediterr Health J 2001 May;7(3):403-12. PMID: 12690760

Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study.

Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, Bridge J, Monga S, Baugher M
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Oct;38(10):1230-6. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199910000-00011. PMID: 10517055

Child rearing in Japan: current trends and problems.

Nishimura K
Acta Paediatr Jpn 1998 Apr;40(2):182-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1998.tb01909.x. PMID: 9581315

The behavioral treatment of school phobia.

Hersen M
J Nerv Ment Dis 1971 Aug;153(2):99-107. doi: 10.1097/00005053-197108000-00004. PMID: 4937197

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Clinical prediction guides

Predicting children's anxiety from early attachment relationships.

Bar-Haim Y, Dan O, Eshel Y, Sagi-Schwartz A
J Anxiety Disord 2007;21(8):1061-8. Epub 2007 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.10.013. PMID: 17276031

Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study.

Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, Bridge J, Monga S, Baugher M
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Oct;38(10):1230-6. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199910000-00011. PMID: 10517055

A family panics.

Hickie I, Silove D
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1989 Sep;23(3):418-21. doi: 10.3109/00048678909068300. PMID: 2803153

Emotional abuse in the classroom. The pediatrician's role in diagnosis and treatment.

Krugman RD, Krugman MK
Am J Dis Child 1984 Mar;138(3):284-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140410062019. PMID: 6702775

Adolescent psychiatric emergencies.

Renshaw DC
Am Fam Physician 1977 Mar;15(3):153-8. PMID: 842416

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