A comparison of inpatient and outpatient school refusers

This study describes children and adolescents with school refusal who were hospitalized and compares them to a matched group with school refusal who were treated as outpatients in order to examine the use of hospitalization in the treatment of this symptom presentation. The results showed the inpati...

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Published in:Child psychiatry and human development 1994-06, Vol.24 (4), p.255-264
Main Authors: BORCHARDT, C. M, GIESLER, J, BERNSTEIN, G. A, CROSBY, R. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Ambulatory Care
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Comparison
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - drug therapy
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Length of Stay
Medical sciences
Mood Disorders - diagnosis
Mood Disorders - etiology
Outpatient treatment
Phobia
Phobic Disorders - diagnosis
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Phobic Disorders - rehabilitation
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology, Child
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Retrospective Studies
School phobia
Schools
Students - psychology
Treatment
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Summary:This study describes children and adolescents with school refusal who were hospitalized and compares them to a matched group with school refusal who were treated as outpatients in order to examine the use of hospitalization in the treatment of this symptom presentation. The results showed the inpatient group had significantly more depressive disorder, a greater number of diagnoses, more severe symptoms, were more likely to reside in single-parent homes, and were more likely to have been physically abused.
ISSN:0009-398X
1573-3327
DOI:10.1007/BF02353201