Preliminary Findings on School Refusal Outcomes in Children and Adolescents Following 1-Year Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment.

Key Points

• The study examines the effects of 1-year psychiatric outpatient treatment on school refusal in children and adolescents.
• Analyzed duration of school refusal and return rates to school
• Evaluated demographic factors such as age and family structure
• Considered outpatient treatment approaches
• Shorter refusal durations correlated with higher success in returning to school
• Older children exhibited greater difficulty with school refusal
• Children from separated families showed increased vulnerability to school refusal