Reactive Attachment Disorder in the General Population: A Hidden ESSENCE Disorder
Joint Authors
Minnis, Helen
Pritchett, Rachel
Pritchett, Jennifer
Marshall, Emma
Davidson, Claire
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a severe disorder of social functioning.
Previous research has shown that children with RAD may have poor cognitive and language abilities; however, findings mainly come from biased, institutionalised samples.
This paper describes the characteristics of all children who were given a suspected or likely diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder in an epidemiological study of approximately 1,600 children investigating the prevalence of RAD in the general population.
We found that children with RAD are more likely to have multiple comorbidities with other disorders, lower IQs than population norms, more disorganised attachment, more problem behaviours, and poorer social skills than would be found in the general population and therefore have a complex presentation than can be described as ESSENCE.
We discuss the clinical and educational implications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pritchett, Rachel& Pritchett, Jennifer& Marshall, Emma& Davidson, Claire& Minnis, Helen. 2013. Reactive Attachment Disorder in the General Population: A Hidden ESSENCE Disorder. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033336
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pritchett, Rachel…[et al.]. Reactive Attachment Disorder in the General Population: A Hidden ESSENCE Disorder. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033336
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pritchett, Rachel& Pritchett, Jennifer& Marshall, Emma& Davidson, Claire& Minnis, Helen. Reactive Attachment Disorder in the General Population: A Hidden ESSENCE Disorder. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033336
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033336