| | Reactive attachment disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Reactive Attachment Disorder (sometimes called "RAD") (DSM-IV 313.89) is a psychophysiologic condition (1) with markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness in most contexts that begins before age five years and is associated with grossly pathological care. |
| | In mainstream medical practice, Reactive Attachment Disorder is most often diagnosed by social workers or psychologists. |
| | Attachment Theory was developed by John Bowlby in the 1940's and 1950's and is the leading theory used in the fields of infant mental health, child development, and related fields. |
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