title: School phobia: identification of subtypes as a prerequisite to treatment intervention.
abstract: The focus of this article is the differentiation between acute and chronic school-phobic adolescents. The article includes incidence, classification systems, case descriptions, and distinctive features of acute and chronic school phobia. Identification of appropriate treatment strategies is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*