News from this newspaper (Reporter Sun Leqi) As the start of school is approaching, the Psychiatry Department of Beijing Children's Hospital ushered in a small peak of medical consultations. Many of the children who visited the hospital came to see a doctor because of the "School Syndrome".
Cui Yonghua, director of the department, reminded that some children with headaches, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or fever for which the cause cannot be found should be alert to psychological problems before the start of school.
For a week, Hang Hang, a 9-year-old boy, has repeatedly had a fever, which can exceed 39 degrees Celsius when the temperature is high.
However, after repeated inspections by the Department of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Immunology, there was no abnormality in the indicators.
On the doctor's advice, he went to the psychiatrist.
Cui Yonghua inquired about the child's situation in detail.
School is about to start, Hanghang's summer homework has not been completed, and the relationship with classmates in the class is also relatively tense.
The dual pressure of academics and interpersonal relationships made Hanghang have great fear and anxiety about starting school. Repeated fever is a physical symptom caused by psychological problems.
In the end, Hanghang was diagnosed with a child's emotional disorder, and Cui Yonghua suggested that the child receive professional psychological treatment, supplemented by moderate anti-anxiety medication.
Cui Yonghua said that "School Opening Syndrome" is not a strict medical diagnosis term. It refers to an obvious discomfort that children and adolescents show in the new semester's study and life, which is manifested as anxiety, tension, fear and other emotional reactions. And the resulting headache, nausea, diarrhea, fever and other physical symptoms.
Cui Yonghua suggested that in the face of "School Syndrome", parents should maintain emotional stability, help their children to work and rest regularly, and gradually return to the rhythm of school.
In addition, maintaining a harmonious family relationship is very important for the physical and mental growth of children.