Psychology.

Was looking through a few case report my dad got from his friend, Dr Bratha of GH Penang. This one particular case caught my attention.
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UHRN : 5-E49178
Age : 10 years
Sex : Female
Race : Chinese
Religion : Christian
Date seen : 10/ 2/98

2 CHIEF COMPLAINTS
Persistent fear of death. 4 weeks
Reluctance to go to school

3 HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS
This patient was well until one month ago when she developed persistent fear of death. She was afraid that she would die and be separated from her parents. She was also afraid that something bad would happen to her parents and they would die. She did not want to grow old as she felt if she became old her parents would also grow old and die.
The patient developed reluctance to go to school as she was afraid her parents would die when she was at school. When she was forced to go to school she wanted one of her parents to stay at school until her classes were over.
She had lost interest in things that she enjoyed doing before like reading story books, watching videos or visiting her cousins.
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Now, what would you diagnose this little girl with?
Truthfully, i do not know the answer until i later found out that its the separation anxiety disorder.

Interesting....