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The child who refuses to attend school

MILLAR, T. P.·1961·American Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1176/ajp.118.5.398
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School refusal would seem to be a symptom complex appearing in more than one psychological configuration. In its acute form, it is felt to arise out of difficulties that the child has experienced in achieving a sense of autonomy. This has been due primarily to fluctuant limit setting by over involved parents. Direct management of the situation to control the symptom is essential to restore the child to normal growth patterns. Since symptom displacement and recurrence are not common it is suggested that the symptom in its acute form is more situational in character than indicative of a structured neurotic illness.

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  • The absence of the truant tends to be intermittent and for short intervals of a day or so, whereas the school-refusing child absents himself for days, weeks, or even months at a time.

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Authors
MILLAR, T. P.
Corresponding author
MILLAR, T. P.
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
1961-11
Volume
118
Issue
5
Pages
398-404
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
DOI
10.1176/ajp.118.5.398
OpenAlex
W2071846662
Cited by
36
References
12
Citations by year
2018: 1
FWCI
61.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
school refusal, child autonomy, parental overinvolvement, limit setting, symptom management, child development

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