Adopted Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder: A Qualitative Study on Family Processes

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Vasquez ◽  
Meredith Stensland
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽  
Family Processes ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Attachment Disorder ◽  
Reactive Attachment

Assessment of adopted minors admitted to the inpatient unit in Hospital Clínico Universitario of Valladolid during the last 8 years

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S134-S134
Author(s):  
L. Rodríguez Andrés ◽  
M.E. Otálora Navarro ◽  
M.S. Geijo Uribe ◽  
B. Mongil Lopez ◽  
C. Imaz Roncero
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Attachment Disorder ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Common Diagnosis ◽  
Reactive Attachment

Research about adjustment of adopted children indicates that they have more emotional and behavioral problems than non-adopted children. We have examined 28 adopted minors that have been admitted to the inpatient unit in Hospital Clínico Universitario of Valladolid. We examine the gender, age, diagnose and the number of hospital admissions. In the sample of 28 patients, there are 15 males (53.57%) and 13 females (46.42%). The most common diagnosis is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (57.57%), followed by reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood (46.42%). Readmission rate is 44.2%. Male patients have higher rates of readmission (60.86%) than females (39.1%). Males have higher rates of readmission (60.86%) than females (39.1%).DiscussionResults indicate a higher rate of admissions in adopted males than females, being attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood the most common diagnosis. Rate of readmission is higher in males.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (7) ◽  
pp. 440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Minnis ◽  
Rosalind Ramsay ◽  
Lachlan Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Attachment Disorder ◽  
Attachment Disorder ◽  
Reactive Attachment

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

PEDIATRICS ◽  
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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