Regarding school refusal, which statement is FALSE
belongs to book: MCQs in Pediatrics Review of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics|Zuhair M Almusawi, Hasanein Ghali|20th edition| Chapter number:3| Question number:3.12
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belongs to book: MCQs in Pediatrics Review of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics|Zuhair M Almusawi, Hasanein Ghali|20th edition| Chapter number:3| Question number:3.12
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(D). School refusal or phobia it is a common problem, it occurs in approximately 1- 2% of children, associated with anxiety in 40-50% of cases, depression in 50-60% ofcases, and oppositional behavior in 50% of cases. Younger anxious children who refuse to attend school are more likely to have separation anxiety disorder whereas older anxious children usually refuse to attend school because of social phobia
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