Disorganized Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder

A disruption in the initial attachment formed between an infant and a primary caregiver often leads to some type of disordered or disorganized attachment. While research has been conducted on the etiology, symptoms, and effective forms of therapy regarding this disorder, much definitive information remains unknown or unclear. With the increasing use of foster care in America and the frequency of adoption, it is becoming obvious that more attention is needed in the area of how to best appropriately approach a diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder. This article will discuss current trends and implications for mental health professionals working in the field of foster care and adoption settings.

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Disorganized Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1962-1 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Tommie Forslund ◽

Pehr Granqvist

Keyword(s):

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Disorganized Attachment ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment

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Understanding maternal mentalizing capacity and attachment representations of children with reactive attachment disorder: Two case illustrations.

Psychoanalytic Psychology ◽

10.1037/pap0000153 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 260-269

Author(s):

Natalie Mikic ◽

Miguel M. Terradas

Keyword(s):

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Attachment Representations ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment

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The Biblical View Of Reactive Attachment Disorder

10.2986/tren.091-0077 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Linda J. RICE

Keyword(s):

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment

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Attachment Theory and Reactive Attachment Disorder: Theoretical Perspectives and Treatment Implications

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing ◽

10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00077.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 27-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lyons T. Hardy

Keyword(s):

Attachment Theory ◽

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Reactive Attachment

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Reactive Attachment Disorder

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ◽

10.1097/00005053-199607000-00009 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 184 (7) ◽

pp. 440 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Helen Minnis ◽

Rosalind Ramsay ◽

Lachlan Campbell

Keyword(s):

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment

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Introduction to a special issue on the assessment of children with reactive attachment disorder and the treatment of children with attachment difficulties or a history of maltreatment and/or foster care.

Behavioral Development ◽

10.1037/h0100507 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Jeannie A. Golden

Keyword(s):

Foster Care ◽

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Special Issue ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment ◽

History Of ◽

Attachment Difficulties

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Treatment of Attachment Disorder of Infancy in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.91.1.139 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 91 (1) ◽

pp. 139-142

Author(s):

MARLENE S. GOODFRIEND

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Failure To Thrive ◽

Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽

Feeding Problems ◽

Medical Problems ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Reactive Attachment

As a psychiatric consultant in an inner-city level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), I have seen several cases involving premature infants who did not have a caring, consistent adult in their lives. This neglect appeared to contribute to the development of behavior problems (eg, irritability) or feeding problems (eg, failure to thrive), and sometimes an infant failed to progress medically or experienced an exacerbation of medical problems. These infants were assigned the diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder of infancy. This is a recognized psychiatric entity that is defined, as follows, in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed, revised):

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