A Preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of attachment therapy for adopted children with reactive attachment disorder

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-360

  Wimmer, Jane S ^a   Vonk, M Elizabeth ^b   Bordnick, Patrick ^c  

^a DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment therapy; Reactive attachment disorder; Special needs adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349835620     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0179-8     Document Type: Article

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