Early Childhood Mental Health Treatment: Training Reference Guide
Early Childhood Mental Health Treatment: Training Reference Guide
Early Childhood Mental Health Treatment: Training Reference Guide
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Fact Sheet<br />
Attachment<br />
ATTACHMENT DISORDERS<br />
• The DSM-IV identifies 5 kinds of attachment disorders (Zeanah, 1993):<br />
Nonattached Attachment Disorder<br />
- This occurs when an infant has not had any chance to form emotional connections<br />
with people<br />
- This may be due to abuse, foster care or institutionalization, drug addicted or<br />
alcoholic mothers, or mothers suffering from severe mental illness<br />
Indiscriminant Attachment Disorder<br />
- May be due to a long separation from an attachment figure<br />
- May also be due to foster care and the lack of opportunity to form a close<br />
relationship with another human being<br />
- Often seen in children who have been institutionalized<br />
Inhibited Attachment Disorder<br />
- Occurs due to a lack of parental availability or unpredictability as a result of<br />
frequent separations such as hospitalizations<br />
Aggressive Attachment Disorder<br />
- Occurs when feelings of anger and frustration dominate the relationship<br />
- Child may also demonstrate excessive aggression toward attachment figure<br />
Role-Reversed Attachment Disorder<br />
- Child assumes the parenting role<br />
- Child may show extreme behaviours such as bossiness, overnurturing, or controlling<br />
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