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School refusal article
Added On: 2009-08-09 11:00:17Children and adolescents refusing to attend school usually exhibit symptoms of anxiety about attendance and may develop abdominal pain, nausea or other physical complaints before the time to go to school. Adolescents may exhibit defiant type behaviours including truancy a refusing to follow parent rules It is likely that some traumatic incident or threatening and stressful demands for academic or social performance induce the fear. When school becomes threatening or aversive, the child may seek refuge and protection at home.
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