Separation Anxiety Disorder and School Refusal in Childhood

Separation anxiety disorder and school refusal in children and adolescents.

Childhood separation anxiety and separation events in women with agoraphobia with or without panic disorder.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the association between separation anxiety and actual separation events during childhood in adult patients with agoraphobia with or without panic disorder (PD). METHOD Forty-two women with agoraphobia with or without PD participated in long-term follow-ups after exposure-in-vivo treatment. We assessed separation anxiety and separation events from age ...

The separation Anxiety Disorder: Characteristics, Etiology and Treatment Methods

Background: The purpose of the present study was to identify the most recent features and therapeutic approaches for separation anxiety disorder in children through systematic review of scientific resources. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that, after decades of recognition and introduction of separation anxiety disorder, this disorder is still considered as one of the most common...

School refusal and truancy.

Patterns of family identification and self-congruence in childhood separation anxiety disorder.

BACKGROUND Patterns of identification among family members may differ in families with children with separation anxiety disorder (SAD) as compared with healthy children. However, this has not been explored to date. METHOD The present study examines identification processes in 199 families: 100 families of children with SAD, 43 families of children with other anxiety disorders, and 56 families...