Attachment relationships among children with aggressive behavior problems: The role of disorganized early attachment patterns

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-73

  Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; AMBIVALENCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FEAR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0029968018     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.1.64     Document Type: Review

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