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Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems

Chaffin, Mark, Hanson, Rochelle, Saunders, Benjamin E., Nichols, Todd, Barnett, Douglas, Zeanah, Charles, Berliner, Lucy, Egeland, Byron, Newman, Elana, Lyon, Tom, Letourneau, Elizabeth, Miller-Perrin, Cindy·2006·Child Maltreatment
DOI 10.1177/1077559505283699
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Although the term attachment disorder is ambiguous, attachment therapies are increasingly used with children who are maltreated, particularly those in foster care or adoptive homes. Some children described as having attachment disorders show extreme disturbances. The needs of these children and their caretakers are real. How to meet their needs is less clear. A number of attachment-based treatment and parenting approaches purport to help children described as attachment disordered. Attachment therapy is a young and diverse field, and the benefits and risks of many treatments remain scientifically undetermined. Controversies have arisen about potentially harmful attachment therapy techniques used by a subset of attachment therapists. In this report, the Task Force reviews the controversy and makes recommendations for assessment, treatment, and practices. The report reflects American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's (APSAC) position and also was endorsed by the American Psychological Association's Division 37 and the Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment.

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Authors
Chaffin, M., Hanson, R., Saunders, B. E., Nichols, T., Barnett, D., Zeanah, C., Berliner, L., Egeland, B., Newman, E., Lyon, T., Letourneau, E., & Miller-Perrin, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • Family Attachment Counseling Center
  • Wayne State University (US)
  • Tulane University (US)
  • Harborview Medical Center (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University of Tulsa (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Pepperdine University
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Venue
Child Maltreatment
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-02
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
76-89
ISSN
  • 1077-5595 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6119
DOI
10.1177/1077559505283699
OpenAlex
W2169999660
Cited by
229
References
46
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FWCI
20.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Maltreatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
attachment therapy, reactive attachment disorder, attachment problems, foster care, adoptive families, parenting methods, treatment risks and benefits, child abuse
MeSH terms
Child, Humans, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Psychological Theory, Reactive Attachment Disorder

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