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

@article{citeulike:921742, abstract = {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. 10.1177/1077559505283699}, author = {Chaffin, Mark and Hanson, Rochelle and Saunders, Benjamin E. and Nichols, Todd and Barnett, Douglas and Zeanah, Charles and Berliner, Lucy and Egeland, Byron and Newman, Elana and Lyon, Tom and Letourneau, Elizabeth and Miller-Perrin, Cindy}, citeulike-article-id = {921742}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559505283699}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://cmx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/76}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16382093}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16382093}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1077559505283699}, journal = {Child Maltreat}, keywords = {attachment, disorder, reactive, treatment}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {76--89}, posted-at = {2009-10-11 14:04:41}, priority = {3}, title = {Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559505283699}, volume = {11}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:921742 L3 - citeulike-article-id:921742 N2 - 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. 10.1177/1077559505283699 IS - 1 JF - Child Maltreat EP - 89 TI - Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems VL - 11 SP - 76 KW - attachment KW - disorder KW - reactive KW - treatment AU - Chaffin, Mark AU - Hanson, Rochelle AU - Saunders, Benjamin AU - Nichols, Todd AU - Barnett, Douglas AU - Zeanah, Charles AU - Berliner, Lucy AU - Egeland, Byron AU - Newman, Elana AU - Lyon, Tom AU - Letourneau, Elizabeth AU - Miller-Perrin, Cindy PY - 2006/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559505283699 ER -