From the Cradle to the Grave: The Effect of Adverse Caregiving Environments on Attachment and Relationships Throughout the Lifespan

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 203-217

  Doyle, Colleen ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; caregiving; institutional care; maltreatment; randomized control trial interventions; relationships

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LIFESPAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 85017424883     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12192     Document Type: Review

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