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Avoidant disorder of childhood
Name(s):
Avoidant disorder of adolescence
Nature
The children shrink from contact with unfamiliar people and this is severe enough to harm normal social functioning. Instead, children wish for social involvement with people they already know.
Broader
Mental illness in children
Aggravated by
Childhood trauma
Value(s)
Order
Disorder
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems