Reactive attachment disorder in maltreated twins follow-up: From 18 months to 8 years

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-86

  Scott Heller, Sherryl ^a   Boris, Neil W ^a,b   Fuselier, Sarah Hinshaw ^c   Page, Timothy ^d   Koren Karie, Nina ^e   Miron, Devi ^f  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Attachment; Case study; Child abuse; Maltreatment; Reactive attachment disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TWINS;

ADOPTION; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 33645638911     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730600585177     Document Type: Article

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