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Characteristics of Adolescents with School Refusal

Mcshane, Gerard, Walter, Garry, Rey, Joseph M.·2001·Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00955.x
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of young people presenting with school refusal to a child and adolescent psychiatric unit and examine differences between those admitted for inpatient treatment and the rest. METHOD: One hundred and ninety-two adolescents who had been assessed or treated for school refusal between 1994 and 1998 at the Rivendell Unit, Sydney, Australia were identified. An instrument was developed and used to gather data from files. Diagnoses were made by the consensus of two of the investigators using DSM IV criteria from all sources of information. RESULTS: The commencement of school refusal generally occurred in the first 2 years of high school. School refusers had a high prevalence not only of anxiety, but also of mood and disruptive behaviour disorders. A family history of psychiatric illness was present in over half the sample. There were no differences between those subsequently admitted as inpatients and the rest in terms of symptom scores, family composition, family conflict, family separation or history of abuse. Those admitted for inpatient treatment were more likely to have a diagnosis of mood disorders and comorbid diagnoses and to have a maternal history of psychiatric illness. CONCLUSIONS: School refusal in adolescence can be a symptom of a variety of disorders, particularly anxiety and mood disorder. Treatment programs need to be geared to the range of diagnoses which occur in this patient group and to the various circumstances associated with the onset of the problem.

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Authors
Mcshane, G., Walter, G., & Rey, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Rivendell Unit, Hospital Road, Concord West, NSW, 2138
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Mcshane, Gerard
Venue
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2001-12
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
822-826
ISSN
  • 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1614
DOI
10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00955.x
OpenAlex
W2105421664
Cited by
199
References
23
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FWCI
16.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › School Health and Nursing Education
Keywords
school refusal, adolescents, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, comorbidities, family history of mental illness, hospitalization, maternal psychiatric history, family conflict, family separation, child and adolescent psychiatry
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Australia, Mental Disorders, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

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