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School phobia and separation anxiety: Diagnostic and treatment comparisons
Author(s) -
Phelps LeAdelle,
Cox Deborah,
Bajorek Ellen
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199210)29:4<384::aid-pits2310290412>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - confusion , psychology , specific phobia , anxiety , separation (statistics) , clinical psychology , anxiety disorder , separation anxiety disorder , psychotherapist , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , machine learning , computer science
There exists substantial confusion regarding the comparative diagnostic criteria and treatment implications for school phobia and separation anxiety. A literature survey demonstrates the tendency of school personnel to put all youngsters exhibiting these disorders into one group called “school refusers.” Treatment issues are handled in a similar fashion despite accumulating evidence of treatment‐relevant differences between the disorders. Variables that facilitate a finer diagnostic discrimination are presented. After reviewing pertinent treatment distinctions between the two disorders, specific behaviorally oriented methods are recommended.