reactive attachment disorder

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reactive attachment disorder

a mental disorder of infancy or early childhood characterized by notably unusual and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness, usually associated with grossly pathological care. It may be the inhibited type, with failure to initiate or respond to social interactions, or the disinhibited type, with indiscriminate sociability or attachment.

re·ac·tive at·tach·ment dis·or·der

1. a mental disorder of infancy or early childhood characterized by disturbed social relatedness; thought to be caused by grossly pathologic care.

2. a DSM diagnosis that is established when the specified criteria are met.

reactive attachment disorder

See attachment disorder.

re·ac·tive at·tach·ment dis·or·der

(rē-aktiv ă-tachmĕnt dis-ōrdĕr)

Mental disorder of infancy or early childhood characterized by disturbed social relatedness; thought to be caused by grossly poor care.

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Understanding and Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder.

Children of neglect with attachment and time perception deficits: strategies and interventions

We also use the RADQ and the Reactive Attachment Disorder Questionnaire to gather information specific to attachment-related behaviors.

Both the results of the RADQ and the Reactive Attachment Disorder Questionnaire indicated that Joe met the criteria for the inhibited type of RAD.

The development of an assessment protocol for Reactive Attachment Disorder

Differential diagnosis is a critical issue when considering a diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder.

In-home treatment of reactive attachment disorder in a therapeutic foster care system: a case example. (Practice)

American Academy of Child and Adult Psychiatry, Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy and Early Childhood, Washington DC: American Academy of Child and Adult Psychiatry, 2005; see www.

Core principles and therapeutic objectives for therapy with adoptive and permanent foster families

Diagnosis Axis I: Impulse Control Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Type Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Reactive Attachment Disorder Axis II: Personality Disorder, NOS--Mixed Features of borderline, antisocial, histrionic, avoidant, and narcissistic.

A comparison of MDT and DBT: a case study and analysis

Parents should be informed that many foreign adoptees exhibit behavior problems such as reactive attachment disorder, and institutional behaviors such as tongue thrusting and head bobbing.

Meeting the behavioral and medical needs of foreign adoptees. (Three Phases of Care)

The death of a young girl undergoing "rebirthing" therapy with unlicensed psychotherapists in Colorado has ratcheted up the years-old controversy surrounding unconventional treatments for reactive attachment disorder.

New Law Targets Rebirthing Therapy

Children frequently referred to the clinic at Stanford who are misdiagnosed as autistic include those with severe anxiety symptoms, early onset personality disorders, and reactive attachment disorders.

Early aricept results hint at autism improvement

1,5) The patterns of attachment lie at the heart of reactive attachment disorders, although the focus of the classification is on parental actions rather than a transactional model.

Ethological approach to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities