Psychiatry and Psychology

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness that begins before age 5 and is associated with grossly pathological child care. The child may persistently fail to initiate and respond to social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way (inhibited type) or there may be a pattern of diffuse attachments with nondiscriminate sociability (disinhibited type). (From DSM-V)

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Abstract

Markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness that begins before age 5 and is associated with grossly pathological child care. The child may persistently fail to initiate and respond to social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way (inhibited type) or there may be a pattern of diffuse attachments with nondiscriminate sociability (disinhibited type). (From DSM-V)

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5 entry terms
  • Attachment Disorder, Reactive
  • Attachment Disorders, Reactive
  • Disorder, Reactive Attachment
  • Disorders, Reactive Attachment
  • Reactive Attachment Disorders

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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  1. F03w.625w.937w

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WS 350.7

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Reactive Attachment Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019962
  2. Reactive Attachment Disorder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_disorder
  3. Reactive Attachment Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3540868