Syndrome of High Academic Loads in School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Abstract

High academic loads are a common problem for Russian schoolchildren negatively affecting their mental and physical health. The article presents the main contributory factors of high academic loads, differentiated clinical features, course, and complications of the syndrome. The issues of high academic load syndrome treatment are separately covered. The main conclusion is that it is necessary to reinforce the prevention of psychoneurological disorders and their complications in schoolchildren of Russia.

Keywords

• high academic loads
• schoolchildren
• adolescents
• encephalasthenia
• prevention
• treatment