title: [School phobia, definition and symptoms].
abstract: The refusal to go to school has been the subject of studies since the 19th century. It is necessary to separate the notions of truancy and school refusal, leaving that of anxiety-based school refusal. There exists a link between this phenomenon and separation anxiety, a depressive state and family problems.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, unité de crise et d'hospitalisation pour adolescent, CHU Clémenceau, Caen. baranger-e@chu-caen.fr
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baranger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*