School Refusal (cont.)
Medical Author:
Bettina E Bernstein, DO
Medical Editor:
Ronald C Albucher, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Alan D Schmetzer, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEOther TherapyCross-cultural considerations should be taken into account when determining treatment of school refusal. Some students sent to boarding school may experience symptoms of physical illness caused by abrupt separation from family. These symptoms may include inability to eat and hallucinations. Some Native American tribes call these symptoms "bad spirits." Native American students may experience a reversal of symptoms upon returning to their tribe, or with the assistance of a Native American healer. |
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