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SCHOOL PHOBIA: A STUDY IN THE COMMUNICATION OF ANXIETY

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.8.712

School phobia has been shown to be a variant of separation anxiety. Direct observations of transactions between parents and children at the time of separation have been presented. Key dynamic factors have been identified and the mode of symptom formation has been outlined as a paradigm for the genesis of neurotic behavior. The outcome of a treatment program has been reported in validation of the theoretical conception of the nature and genesis of the disorder.

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