SCHOOL REFUSAL IN JAPAN: THE RECENT DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INCIDENCE IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd in Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
- Vol. 25 (4) , 315-319
- https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1997.25.4.315
Abstract
The incidence of nonattendance of school in Japan has increased substantially over the last 10 years and there are no signs of any reversal in this trend. Details of the incidence over time, ages of the children and diagnostic categories are presented and related to prognosis. A group of children who did not attend school and who were seen in the clinic in Fukuoka city is analysed and the results presented.Keywords
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