Disturbances of attachment in young children adopted from institutions

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 230-236

  Zeanah, Charles H ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Institutions; Orphanages; Reactive attachment disorder

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

EID: 0034197967     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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