Treatment of school refusal. Strategies for the family physician.
Although school refusal is not a common problem, it causes extreme turmoil in families and affects psychological and social development of the growing child. Causes for school refusal are diverse. Careful assessment to clarify the function of the school refusal is critical for successful intervention. Effective management strategies have been developed and are described in more detail in a recent book by King, Ollendick, and Tonge.
King
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Faculty of Education, School of Graduate Studies, Monash University.
Ollendick
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Heyne
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Tonge
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B
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