Attachment and problem behavior of adolescents during residential treatment

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-103

  Zegers, Monique ^a   Schuengel, Carlo ^a   Van IJzendoorn, Marinus ^b   Janssens, Jan ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attachment representations; Group care workers; Problem behavior; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RESIDENTIAL CARE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 41449102273     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730701868621     Document Type: Article

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