Reactive Attachment Disorder

Synonyms

Attachment Disorder, Reactive

Attachment Disorders, Reactive

Disorder, Reactive Attachment

Disorders, Reactive Attachment

Reactive Attachment Disorders

Markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness that begins before age 5 and is associated with grossly pathological child care. The child may persistently fail to initiate and respond to social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way (inhibited type) or there may be a pattern of diffuse attachments with nondiscriminate sociability (disinhibited type). (From DSM-V)