Psychiatry and Psychology

School Phobia

Overwhelming and persistent reluctance to go to school, which usually occurs during the primary school years and is often a symptom of an educational, social, or emotional problem. (From APA Dictionary of Psychology)

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Abstract

Overwhelming and persistent reluctance to go to school, which usually occurs during the primary school years and is often a symptom of an educational, social, or emotional problem. (From APA Dictionary of Psychology)

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Phobia, School
  • Scolionophobia
  • Phobias, School
  • School Phobias
  • School Refusal
  • Refusal, School
  • Refusals, School
  • School Refusals

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2025

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Previous Indexing

  • Phobic Disorders (1981-2024)

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  1. F03w.080w.725w.438w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. School Phobia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098453
  2. School Phobia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_refusal
  3. School Phobia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316515