* School Phobia and Its Treatment, by Nigel Blagg. pound;13.95, plus VAT and postage from Nigel Blagg Associates, Grove House, 39 Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 1DG. Tel: 01823 336204. email: nigelblaggassociates.co.uk.
* School Phobia and School Refusal: research into causes and remedies, an NFER publication commissioned by the Local Government Association, by Tamsin Archer, Caroline Filmer-Sankey and Felicity Fletcher-Campbell, is available on the NFER website (www.nfer.ac.uk) pound;8.