Disorganized attachment in infancy: a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers

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dc.contributor.authorGranqvist, Pehr
dc.contributor.authorSroufe, L. Alan
dc.contributor.authorDozier, Mary
dc.contributor.authorHesse, Erik
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorvan Ijzendoorn, Marinus
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Judith
dc.contributor.authorSchuengel, Carlo
dc.contributor.authorFearon, Pasco
dc.contributor.authorBakermans-Kranenburg, Marian
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Howard
dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Jude
dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorMadigan, Sheri
dc.contributor.authorJacobvitz, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorBehrens, Kazuko
dc.contributor.authorRifkin-Graboi, Anne
dc.contributor.authorGribneau, Naomi
dc.contributor.authorSpangler, Gottfried
dc.contributor.authorWard, Mary J
dc.contributor.authorTrue, Mary
dc.contributor.authorSpieker, Susan
dc.contributor.authorReijman, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorReisz, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorTharner, Anne
dc.contributor.authorNkara, Frances
dc.contributor.authorGoldwyn, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorSroufe, June
dc.contributor.authorPederson, David
dc.contributor.authorPederson, Deanne
dc.contributor.authorWeigand, Robert
dc.contributor.authorSiegel, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDazzi, Nino
dc.contributor.authorBernard, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorFonagy, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Everett
dc.contributor.authorToth, Sheree
dc.contributor.authorCicchetti, Dante
dc.contributor.authorZeanah, Charles H
dc.contributor.authorLyons-Ruth, Karlen
dc.contributor.authorMain, Mary
dc.contributor.authorDuschinsky, Robbie
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T17:58:53Z
dc.date.available2022-02-21T17:58:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-22
dc.description.abstractDisorganized/Disoriented (D) attachment has seen widespread interest from policy makers, practitioners, and clinicians in recent years. However, some of this interest seems to have been based on some false assumptions that (1) attachment measures can be used as definitive assessments of the individual in forensic/child protection settings and that disorganized attachment (2) reliably indicates child maltreatment, (3) is a strong predictor of pathology, and (4) represents a fixed or static “trait” of the child, impervious to development or help. This paper summarizes the evidence showing that these four assumptions are false and misleading. The paper reviews what is known about disorganized infant attachment and clarifies the implications of the classification for clinical and welfare practice with children. In particular, the difference between disorganized attachment and attachment disorder is examined, and a strong case is made for the value of attachment theory for supportive work with families and for the development and evaluation of evidence-based caregiving interventions.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2017.1354040
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/qotw-cyee
dc.identifier.citationPehr Granqvist, L. Alan Sroufe, Mary Dozier, Erik Hesse, Miriam Steele, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Judith Solomon, Carlo Schuengel, Pasco Fearon, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Howard Steele, Jude Cassidy, Elizabeth Carlson, Sheri Madigan, Deborah Jacobvitz, Sarah Foster, Kazuko Behrens, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, Naomi Gribneau, Gottfried Spangler, Mary J Ward, Mary True, Susan Spieker, Sophie Reijman, Samantha Reisz, Anne Tharner, Frances Nkara, Ruth Goldwyn, June Sroufe, David Pederson, Deanne Pederson, Robert Weigand, Daniel Siegel, Nino Dazzi, Kristin Bernard, Peter Fonagy, Everett Waters, Sheree Toth, Dante Cicchetti, Charles H Zeanah, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Mary Main & Robbie Duschinsky (2017) Disorganized attachment in infancy: a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers, Attachment & Human Development, 19:6, 534-558.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/28517
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Behavioral & Social Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtPsychologyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subjectDisorganized attachmenten_US
dc.subjectinfancyen_US
dc.subjectattachment-based interventionsen_US
dc.subjectmaltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectattachment disorderen_US
dc.titleDisorganized attachment in infancy: a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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