STUDIES OF NON-ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL (I)

INVESTIGATION OF CHILD OUTPATIENTS AT THE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CLINIC OF GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

This paper reported on a follow-up of 43 children diagnosed as “non-attendance at school” during past eleven years (1964-1974) in our outpatient clinic.
We obtained following results.
1) These children could be divided into 19 acute and 21 chronic cases by their pattern of absence.
2) Generally, acute type had good prognosis and chronic type had poor one.
3) Poor prognosis of chronic type might be improved by persistent efforts of key-person or admission.
Detailed case reports on therapeutic approach will be demonstrated in the next paper.