Journal Articles

Special sections, series, and issues

2022

Gentle-Genitty, C., Ansari, A., Marshall, I., & Gottfried, M. (2022). The unlearning of school attendance: Ideas for change. Frontiers in Education / Frontiers in Psychology.
Gentle-Genitty, C., Keppens, G., & Melvin, G. (2022). Continuing school during and after prolonged absenteeism. Continuity in Education.
Reissner, V., & Knollmann, M. (2022). School absenteeism: Recent approaches and developments. Zeitschrift für Kinder-Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie [Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy].

2021

Vanneste, Y., Hoppenbrouwers, K. & Boere-Boonekamp, M. (2021). Gemiste lessen, gemiste kansen [Missed lessons, missed opportunities]. JGZ Tijdschrift voor jeugdgezondheidszorg [JGZ Journal for Youth Health Care], 53.

2019

Heyne, D. (Ed.) (2019). School refusal and other attendance problems [Special series]. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 26 (1).
Ingles, C.J., & Gonzálvez, C. (Eds.) (2019). Current advances on school refusal and other attendance problems: An international perspective. European Journal of Education and Psychology, 12 (1).
Kearney, C., Gonzálvez, C., & Heyne, D. (Eds.) (2019). School attendance and problematic school absenteeism in youth [Research topic]. Frontiers in Psychology / Frontiers in Education.

2018

Gottfried, M., & Ehrlich, S.B. (Eds.) (2018). Introduction to the special issue: Combating chronic absence. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 23 (1-2).

2015

Reid, K. (Ed.). (2015). Managing and improving school attendance and behaviour: New approaches and initiatives [Special series]. Educational Studies, 41 (1-2).

2008

Reid, K. (Ed.) (2008). Truancy, disaffection and anti-social behaviour. Educational Review, 60 (4).

1998

Heyne, D. (Ed.) (1998). School refusal [Special series]. Behaviour Change, 15 (1-2).

2020 to 2025

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2012

Balfanz, R., & Byrnes, V. (2012). Chronic absenteeism: Summarizing what we know from nationally available data. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Balfanz, R., & Byrnes, V. (2012). The importance of being in school: A report on absenteeism in the nation's public schools. Education Digest, 78, 4-9.
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Ungaro, R. A., Gulledge, L. M., Karas, L. M., Winters, K. C., Belenko, S., & Greenbaum, P. E. (2012). Emotional psychological and related problems among truant youths: An exploratory latent class analysis. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 20, 157–168.
Hella, B., & Bernstein, G. A. (2012). Panic disorder and school refusal. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 21, 593-606.
Ingul, J. M., Klöckner, C. A., Silverman, W. K., & Nordahl, H. M. (2012). Adolescent school absenteeism: Modelling social and individual risk factors. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17, 93-100.
Maric, M., Heyne, D. A., de Heus, P., van Widenfelt, B. M., & Westenberg, P. M. (2012). The role of cognition in school refusal: An investigation of automatic thoughts and cognitive errors. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 40, 255-269.
Maynard, B. R., Salas-Wright, C. P., Vaughn, M. G., & Peters, K. E. (2012). Who are truant youth? Examining distinctive profiles of truant youth using latent profile analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41, 1671-1684.
Schoeneberger, J. A. (2012). Longitudinal attendance patterns: Developing high school dropouts. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 85, 7-14.
Wood, J. J., Lynne-Landsman, S. D., Langer, D. A., Wood, P. A., Clark, S. L., Eddy, J. M., & Ialongo, N. (2012). School attendance problems and youth psychopathology: Structural cross-lagged regression models in three longitudinal data sets. Child Development, 83, 351-366.

2011

Carroll, H. C. M. (2011). The peer relationships of primary school pupils with poor attendance records. Educational Studies, 37, 197-206.
Fitzpatrick, M. D., Grissmer, D., & Hastedt, S. (2011). What a difference a day makes: Estimating daily learning gains during kindergarten and first grade using a natural experiment. Economics of Education Review, 30, 269-279.
Gottfried, M. (2011). The detrimental effects of missing school: Evidence from urban siblings. American Journal of Education, 117, 147-182.
Haight, C., Kearney, C.A., Hendron, M., & Schafer, C. (2011). Confirmatory analyses of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised: Replication and extension to a truancy sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 33, 196-204.
Hendron, M., & Kearney, C.A. (2011). Bridging the gap between assessment and treatment of youths with school refusal behavior: What to do when clients ask “What now?” Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice, 2, 14-21.
Heyne, D., Sauter, F. M., van Widenfelt, B. M., Vermeiren, R., & Westenberg, P. M. (2011). School refusal and anxiety in adolescence: Non-randomized trial of a developmentally-sensitive cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 870-878.
Kerns, S. E. U, Pullmann, M. D., Walker, S. C., Lyon, A. R., Cosgrove, T. J., & Bruns, E. J. (2011). Adolescent use of school-based health centers and high school dropout. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 165, 617-623.
Landis, R. N., & Reschly, A. L. (2011). An examination of compulsory school attendance ages and high school dropout and completion. Educational Policy, 25, 719-761.
Torrens Armstrong, A. M., McCormack Brown, K. R., Brindley, R., Coreil, J., & McDermott, R. J. (2011). Frequent fliers, school phobias, and the sick student: School health personnel's perceptions of students who refuse school. Journal of School Health, 81, 552-559.

2010

Carroll, H. C. M. (2010). The effect of pupil absenteeism on literacy and numeracy in the primary school. School Psychology International, 31, 115-130. PLUS CORRIGENDUM.
Hughes, E.K., Gullone, E., Dudley, A., & Tonge, B. (2010). A case-control study of emotion regulation and school refusal in children and adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 30, 691–706.
Kim, H., & Barthelemy, J. J. (2010). A tool for assessing truancy risk among school children: Predictive and construct validity of the Risk Indicator Survey. Journal of Social Service Research, 37, 50-60.
Knollmann, M., Knoll, S., Reissner, V., Metzelaars, J., & Hebebrand, J. (2010). School avoidance from the point of view of child and adolescent psychiatry: Symptomatology, development, course, and treatment. Deutsches Arzteblatt International, 107, 43.
Mac Iver, M. A., & Mac Iver, D. J. (2010). How do we ensure that everyone graduates? An integrated prevention and tiered intervention model for schools and districts. New Directions for Youth Development, 127, 25-35.
Veenstra, R., Lindenberg, S., Tinga, F., & Ormel, J. (2010). Truancy in late elementary and early secondary education: The influence of social bonds and self-control — the TRAILS study. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34, 302-310.
Walter, D., Hautmann, C., Rizk, S., Petermann, M., Minkus, J., Sinzig, J., . . . Doepfner, M. (2010). Short term effects of inpatient cognitive behavioral treatment of adolescents with anxious-depressed school absenteeism: An observational study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 19, 835-844.

2009

Gottfried, M. A. (2009). Excused versus unexcused: How student absences in elementary school affect academic achievement. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 31, 392-415.
Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J., Magallón-Neri, E., Rus-Calafell, M., & Peñaloza-Salazar, C. (2009). Virtual reality exposure therapy for school phobia. Anuario de Psicología, 40, 223-236.
Hunt, M. K., & Hopko, D. R. (2009). Predicting high school truancy among students in the Appalachian South. Journal of Primary Prevention, 30, 549–567.
Lyon, A. R., & Cotler, S. (2009). Multi-systemic intervention for school refusal behavior: Integrating approaches across disciplines. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2, 20-34.
Moore, T., McArthur, M., & Morrow, R. (2009). Attendance, achievement and participation: Young carers’ experiences of school in Australia. Australian Journal of Education, 53, 5–18.
Pina, A. A., Zerr, A. A., Gonzales, N. A., & Ortiz, C. D. (2009). Psychosocial interventions for school refusal behavior in children and adolescents. Child Development Perspectives, 3, 11–20.
Spencer, A. M. (2009). School attendance patterns, unmet educational needs, and truancy: A chronological perspective. Remedial and Special Education, 30, 309–319.
Tolin, D. F., Whiting, S., Maltby, N., Diefenbach, G. J., Lothstein, M. A., Hardcastle, S., Catalano, A., & Gray, K. (2009). Intensive (daily) behavior therapy for school refusal: A multiple baseline case series. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16, 332–344.

2008

Bansagan, K. C., & Panganiban, H. J. C. (2008). The impact of family size on children's school attendance in the Philippines. The Philippines Review of Economics, 45, 205-234.
Eaton, D. K., Brener, N., & Kann, L. K. (2008). Associations of health risk behaviors with school absenteeism. Does having permission for the absence make a difference? Journal of School Health, 78, 223-229.
Jones, J. T., Toma, E. F., & Zimmer, R. W. (2008). School attendance and district and school size. Economics of Education Review, 27, 140-148.
Kearney, C.A. (2008). An interdisciplinary model of school absenteeism in youth to inform professional practice and public policy. Educational Psychology Review, 20, 257-282.
Kearney, C.A. (2008). School absenteeism and school refusal behavior in youth: A contemporary review. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 451-471.
Kearney, C.A., & Chapman, G. (2008). School refusal behavior. The Independent Practitioner, 28, 129-130.
Polansky, M., Villanueva, A. M., & Bonfield, J. (2008). Responses to violence related questionnaires by delinquent, truant and state-dependent boys receiving treatment in an extended day program. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 47, 407-432.
Steinhausen, H.-C., Müller, N., & Metzke, C. W. (2008). Frequency, stability and differentiation of self-reported school fear and truancy in a community sample. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2, 17.
Wilkins, J. (2008). School characteristics that influence student attendance: Experiences of students in a school avoidance program. The High School Journal, 91, 12-24.
Wilson, V., Malcolm, H., Edward, S., & Davidson, J. (2007). 'Bunking off': the impact of truancy on pupils and teachers. British Educational Research Journal, 34, 1-17.

2007

Christle, C. A., Jolivette, K., & Nelson, C. M. (2007). School characteristics related to high school dropout rates. Remedial and Special Education, 28, 325-339.
Henry, K. L. (2007). Who's skipping school: Characteristics of truants in 8th and 10th grade. Journal of School Health, 77, 29–35.
Henry, K. L., & Huizinga, D. H. (2007). School-related risk and protective factors associated with truancy among urban youth placed at risk. Journal of Primary Prevention, 28, 505-519.
Henry, K. L., & Huizinga, D. H. (2007). Truancy’s effect on the onset of drug use among urban adolescents placed at risk. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 358.e9–e17.
Kearney, C.A. (2007). Forms and functions of school refusal behavior in youth: An empirical analysis of absenteeism severity. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 53-61.
Lyon, A. R., & Cotler, S. (2007). Toward reduced bias and increased utility in the assessment of school refusal behavior: The case for diverse samples and evaluations of context. Psychology in the Schools, 44, 551-565.
Reid, K. (2007). The views of learning mentors on the management of school attendance. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 15, 39-55.
Rigante, L., & Patrizi, C. (2007). Il rifiuto scolare [School refusal]. Cognitivismo Clinico, 4, 124-138.
Sato, A. F., Hainsworth, K. R., Khan, K. A., Ladwig, R. J., Weisman, S. J., & Davies, W. H. (2007). School absenteeism in pediatric chronic pain: Identifying lessons learned from the general school absenteeism literature. Children's Health Care, 36, 355-372.
Zhang, D., Katsiyannis, A., Barrett, D. E., & Willson, V. (2007). Truancy offenders in the juvenile justice system: Examinations of first and second referrals. Remedial and Special Education, 28, 244–256.

2006

Attwood, G., & Croll, P. (2006). Truancy in secondary school pupils: prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives. Research Papers in Education, 21, 467-484.
Engberg, J., & Morral, A. R. (2006). Reducing substance use improves adolescents’ school attendance. Addiction, 12, 1741–1751.
Hanna, G. L., Fischer, D. J., & Fluent, T. E. (2006). Separation anxiety disorder and school refusal in children and adolescents. Pediatrics in Review, 27, 56-63.
Kearney, C.A. (2006). Confirmatory factor analysis of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised: Child and parent versions. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 28, 139-144.
Kearney, C.A. (2006). Dealing with school refusal behavior: A primer for family physicians. Journal of Family Practice, 55, 685-692.
Kearney, C.A. (2006). Solutions to school refusal for parents and kids: Pinpoint and address reinforcers of the child’s behavior. Current Psychiatry, 5, 67-69, 73-76, 78, 83. (Reprinted in part from Journal of Family Practice article with extra material at editor’s request).
Kearney, C.A., & Bensaheb, A. (2006). School absenteeism and school refusal behavior: A review and suggestions for school-based health professionals. Journal of School Health, 76, 3-7.
Reid, K. (2006). An evaluation of the views of secondary staff towards school attendance issues. Oxford Review of Education, 32, 303-324.
Reid, K. (2006). The views of education social workers on the management of truancy and other forms of non-attendance. Research in Education, 75, 40-57.

2005

Kearney, C.A., & Bates, M. (2005). Addressing school refusal behavior: Suggestions for frontline professionals. Children and Schools, 27, 207-216.
Kearney, C.A., Chapman, G., & Cook, L.C. (2005). Moving from assessment to treatment of school refusal behavior in youth. International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy, 1, 46-51.
Kearney, C.A., Chapman, G., & Cook, L.C. (2005). School refusal behavior in young children. International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy, 1, 212-218.
McCune, N., & Hynes, J. (2005). Ten year follow-up of children with school refusal. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 22, 56–58.
Petrides, K. V., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Frederickson, N., & Furnham, A. (2005). Explaining individual differences in scholastic behaviour and achievement. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75, 239–255.
Reid, K. (2005). The causes, views and traits of school absenteeism and truancy: An analytical review. Research in Education, 74, 59–82.

2004

Albano, A.M., Mallick, R., Tourian, K., Zhang, H.F., & Kearney, C.A. (2004). Children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder: School refusal and improvement with venlafaxine ER relative to placebo. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 14 (Suppl 3), S307-S308.
Gosschalk, P. O. (2004). Behavioral treatment of acute onset school refusal in a 5-year old girl with separation anxiety disorder. Education and Treatment of Children, 27, 150-160.
Kearney, C.A., & Albano, A.M. (2004). The functional profiles of school refusal behavior: Diagnostic aspects. Behavior Modification, 28, 147-161.
Kearney, C.A., Lemos, A., & Silverman, J. (2004). The functional assessment of school refusal behavior. The Behavior Analyst Today, 5, 275-283.
Lehr, C. A., Sinclair, M. F., & Christenson, S. L. (2004). Addressing student engagement and truancy prevention during the elementary elementary school years: A replication study of the Check & Connect model. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 9, 279–301.
Lounsbury, J. W., Steel, R. P., Loveland, J. M., & Gibson, L. W. (2004). An investigation of personality traits in relation to adolescent school absenteeism. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33, 457-466.
Mcshane, G., Walter, G., & Rey, J. M. (2004). Functional outcome of adolescents with ‘school refusal.’ Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 9, 53–60.
Reid, K. (2004). The views of head teachers and teachers on attendance issues in primary schools. Research in Education, 72, 60–76.
Teasley, M. L. (2004). Absenteeism and truancy: Risk, protection, and best practice implications for school social workers. Children & Schools, 26, 117-128.

2003

Egger, H. L., Costello, E. J., & Angold, A. (2003). School refusal and psychiatric disorders: A community study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 797-807.
Honjo, S., Sasaki, Y., Kaneko, H., Tachibana, K., Murase, S., Ishii, T., Nishide, Y., & Nishide, T. (2003). Study on feelings of school avoidance, depression, and character tendencies among general junior high and high school students. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 57, 464-471.
Kearney, C.A. (2003). Bridging the gap among professionals who address youth with school absenteeism: Overview and suggestions for consensus. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 57-65.
Layne, A. E., Bernstein, G. A., Egan, E. A., & Kushner, M. G. (2003). Predictors of treatment response in anxious depressed adolescents with school refusal. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 319–326.
Lee, V. E., & Burkam, D. T. (2003). Dropping out of high school: The role of school organization and structure. American Educational Research Journal, 40, 353–393.
Malcolm, H., Wilson, V., Davidson, J., & Kirk, S. (2003). Absence from school: A study of its causes and effect in seven LEAs. Nottingham, UK: Queen’s Printers.
Torrens Salemi, A., & McCormack Brown, K. (2003). School phobia: Implications for school health educators. American Journal of Health Education, 34, 199-205.
Zhang, M. (2003). Links between school absenteeism and child poverty. Pastoral Care in Education, 21, 10-17.

2002

Epstein, J. L., & Sheldon, S. B. (2002). Present and accounted for: Improving student attendance through family and community involvement. The Journal of Educational Research, 95, 308–318.
Heyne, D., King, N., Tonge, B., Rollings, S., Young, D., Pritchard, M., & Ollendick, T. (2002). Evaluation of child therapy and caregiver training in the treatment of school refusal. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 687-695.
Kearney, C.A. (2002). Case study of the assessment and treatment of a youth with multifunction school refusal behavior. Clinical Case Studies, 1, 67-80.
Kearney, C.A. (2002). Identifying the function of school refusal behavior: A revision of the School Refusal Assessment Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 24, 235-245.
Takata, Y. (2002). Supporting by a nurse teacher in a school infirmary using collage therapy. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 56, 371-379.
Tonge, B. J., Cooper, H., King, N. J., & Heyne, D. (2002). School refusal: description and management. Current Therapeutics, 43, 55.

2001

Bernstein, G. A., Hektner, J. M., Borchardt, C. M., & McMillan, M. H. (2001). Treatment of school refusal: One-year follow-up. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 206-213. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-200102000-00015
Garland, E. J. (2001). Rages and refusals: Managing the many faces of adolescent anxiety. Canadian Family Physician, 47, 1023-1030.
Heyne, D., King, N. J., Tonge, B. J., & Cooper, H. (2001). School refusal: Epidemiology and management. Paediatric Drugs, 3, 719-732.
Kearney, C.A., Pursell, C., & Alvarez, K. (2001). Treatment of school refusal behavior in children with mixed functional profiles. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 8, 3-11.
Kee, T. T. S. (2001). Attributional style and truancy. Early Child Development and Care, 169, 21–38.
King, N. J., Heyne, D., Tonge, B., Gullone, E., & Ollendick, T. (2001). School refusal: Categorical diagnoses, functional analysis and treatment planning. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 8, 352-360.
King, N., Tonge, B. J., Heyne, D., Turner, S., Pritchard, M., Young, D., Rollings, S., Myerson, N., & Ollendick, T. (2001). Cognitive-behavioural treatment of school-refusing children: Maintenance of improvement at 3- to 5-year follow-up. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy, 30, 85-89.
McShane, G., Walter, G., & Rey, J. M. (2001). Characteristics of adolescents with school refusal. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 822-826.

2000

Bernstein, G. A., Borchardt, C. M., Perwien, A. R., Crosby, R. D., Kushner, M. G., Thuras, P. D., & Last, C. G. (2000). Imipramine plus cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of school refusal. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 276–283.
Evans, L. D. (2000). Functional school refusal subtypes: Anxiety, avoidance, and malingering. Psychology in the Schools, 37, 183–191.
Kearney, C.A., & Hugelshofer, D. (2000). Systemic and clinical strategies for preventing school refusal behavior in youth. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 14, 51-65.
King, N. J., Tonge, B. J., Heyne, D., & Ollendick, T. H. (2000). Research on the cognitive-behavioral treatment of school refusal: A review and recommendations. Clinical Psychology Review, 20, 495-507.
King, N., Tonge, B., Heyne, D., Rollings, S., Pritchard, M., Myerson, N., Young, D., Anderson, J., & Turner, S (2000). A cognitive-behavioural intervention programme for children exhibiting school refusal. The Australian Journal of Counselling Psychology, 1, 4-8.
Rumberger, R., & Thomas, S. (2000). The distribution of dropout and turnover rates among urban and suburban high schools. Sociology of Education, 73, 39-67.
Yoneyama, S. (2000). Student discourse on tôkôkyohi (school phobia/refusal) in Japan: Burnout or empowerment? British Journal of Sociology of Education, 21, 77-94.

Older - Before 2000

1999

Bernstein, G. A., Warren, S. L., Massie, E. D., & Thuras, P. D. (1999). Family dimensions in anxious-depressed school refusers. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 13, 513–528.
Elliott, J. G. (1999). Practitioner review: School refusal: Issues of conceptualisation, assessment, and treatment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40, 1001-1012.
Kearney, C.A., & Silverman, W.K. (1999). Functionally-based prescriptive and nonprescriptive treatment for children and adolescents with school refusal behavior. Behavior Therapy, 30, 673-695.
King, N. J., Tonge, B. J., Turner, S., Heyne, D., Pritchard, M., Rollings, S., Young, D., Myerson, N., & Ollendick, T. (1999). Brief cognitive-behavioural treatment for anxiety-disordered children exhibiting school refusal. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6, 39-45.
Meyer, E. A., Hagopian, L. P., & Paclawsky, T. R. (1999). A function-based treatment for school refusal behavior using shaping and fading. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 20, 401–410.
Okuyama, M., Okada, M., Kuribayashi, M., & Kaneko, S. (1999). Factors responsible for the prolongation of school refusal. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 53, 461-469.

1998

1997

Alexander, K., Entwisle, D., & Horsey, C. (1997). From first grade forward: Early foundations of high school dropout. Sociology of Education, 70, 87-107.
Bernstein, G .A., Massie, E .D., Thuras, P. D., Perwien, A. R., Borchardt, C. M., & Crosby, R. D. (1997). Somatic symptoms in anxious-depressed school refusers. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 661-668.
Flakierska-Praquin, N., Lindstrom, M., & Gillberg, C. (1997). School phobia with separation anxiety disorder: A comparative 20- to 29-year follow-up study of 35 school refusers. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 38, 17–22.
Kearney, C.A., & Sims, K.E. (1997). A clinical perspective on school refusal in youngsters. In Session: Psychotherapy in Practice, 3, 5-19.

1996

Bernstein, G. A., & Borchardt, C. M. (1996). School refusal: Family constellation and family functioning. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 10, 1-19.
Kearney, C.A., & Silverman, W.K. (1996). The evolution and reconciliation of taxonomic strategies for school refusal behavior. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 3, 339-354.
King, N. J., Ollendick, T. H., Tonge, B. J., Heyne, D., Pritchard, M., Rollings, S., Young, D., & Myerson, N. (1996). Behavioural management of school refusal. Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy, 25, 3-15.

1995

Kearney, C.A., Eisen, A.R., & Silverman, W.K. (1995). The legend and myth of school phobia. School Psychology Quarterly, 10, 65-85.
Kearney, C.A., & Silverman, W.K. (1995). Family environment of youngsters with school refusal behavior: A synopsis with implications for assessment and treatment. American Journal of Family Therapy, 23, 59-72.
King, N. J., Ollendick, T., Heyne, D., & Tonge, B. J. (1995). Treatment of school refusal: Strategies for the family physician. Australian Family Physician, 24, 1250-1253.
Rumberger, R. W. (1995). Dropping out of middle school: A multilevel analysis of students and schools. American Educational Research Journal, 32, 583-625.

1994

Buitelaar, J.K., Van Andel, H., Duyx, J.H.M., & Van Strien, D.C. (1994). Depressive and anxiety disorders in adolescence: A follow-up study of adolescents with school refusal. Acta Paedopsychiatrica, 56, 249–253.
Kearney, C.A., & Beasley, J.F. (1994). The clinical treatment of school refusal behavior: A survey of referral and practice characteristics. Psychology in the Schools, 31, 128-132.
King, N. J., Tonge, B. J., Heyne, D. A., Tinney, L., & Pritchard, M. (1994). School refusal: Early identification and treatment. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 19, 22-26.
Tonge, B. J., King, N. J., Heyne, D. A., & Pritchard, M. (1994). Anxious children and school refusal. Australian Family Physician, 23, 919-920.

1993

Kearney, C.A. (1993). Depression and school refusal behavior: A review with comments on classification and treatment. Journal of School Psychology, 31, 267-279.
Kearney, C.A., & Silverman, W.K. (1993). Measuring the function of school refusal behavior: The School Refusal Assessment Scale. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 22, 85-96.

1992

Carroll, H. C. M. (1992). Season of birth and school attendance. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 62, 391-396.

1991

Bernstein, G. A. (1991). Comorbidity and severity of anxiety and depressive disorders in a clinic sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 30, 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199101000-00007
Kurita, H. (1991). School refusal in pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 21, 1-15.

1990

Hess, A. M., Rosenberg, M. S., & Levy, G. K. (1990). Reducing truancy in students with mild handicaps. Remedial and Special Education, 11, 14–19.
Kearney, C.A., & Silverman, W.K. (1990). A preliminary analysis of a functional model of assessment and treatment for school refusal behavior. Behavior Modification, 14, 340-366.
Last, C. G., & Strauss, C. C. (1990). School refusal in anxiety-disordered children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, 31-35.

1989

Barrington, B. L., & Hendricks, B. (1989). Differentiating characteristics of high school graduates, dropouts, and nongraduates. Journal of Educational Research, 82, 309-319.
Goh, C. W. (1989). School refusal: Clinical features and treatment outcome. Singapore Medical Journal, 30, 550-552.

1988

Bernstein, G. A., & Garfinkel, B. D. (1988). Pedigrees, functioning, and psychopathology in families of school phobic children. American Journal of Psychiatry, 145, 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.1.70
Kurita, H. (1988). Brief report: A case of Heller's syndrome with school refusal. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 18, 315–319.

1986

Bryce, G., & Baird, D. (1986). Precipitating a crisis: Family therapy and adolescent school refusers. Journal of Adolescence, 9, 199-213.
McAnanly, E. 1986. School phobia: The importance of prompt intervention. Journal of School Health, 56, 433–436.

1985

Berg, I., & Jackson, A. (1985). Teenage school refusers grow up: A follow-up study of 168 subjects, ten years on average after in-patient treatment. British Journal of Psychiatry, 147,366–370.
Berry, G. L., & Lizardi, A. (1985). The school phobic child and special services providers: Guidelines for early identification. Special Services in the Schools, 2, 63-72.

1984

Granell de Aldaz, E., Vivas, E., Gelfand, D. M., & Feldman, L. (1984). Estimating the prevalence of school refusal and school-related fears: A Venezuelan sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 172, 722-729.
Valles, E., & Oddy, M. (1984). The influence of a return to school on the long-term adjustment of school refusers. Journal of Adolescence, 7, 35-54.

1981

Berney, T., Kolvin, I., Bhate, S. R., Garside, R. F., Jeans, J., Kay, B., & Scarth, L. (1981). School phobia: A therapeutic trial with clomipramine and short-term outcome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 138, 110-118.

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