PRIMARY INSOMNIA AS A CAUSE FOR SCHOOL REFUSAL: A CASE REPORT
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PRIMARY INSOMNIA AS A CAUSE FOR SCHOOL REFUSAL: A CASE REPORT

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2015;22(1):43-48
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Abstract

School refusal is a clinical condition where a child is reluctant or completely refuses going to school. Various precipitating factors might play a role in emergence of school refusal and it could be encountered in every socioeconomic background. In this article, the clinical features and treatment process of a female case with a severe school refusal behavior due to primary insomnia were discussed while aiming to review the relevant literature within this context.

Keywords: Child, insomnia, school refusal, sleep disorders