title: A spontaneous emergence of attachment behavior in at-risk children and a correlation with sensory deficits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Complex developmental trauma affects large numbers of children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, and/or deprivation. The effects often manifest in problems of attachment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Researchers conducted therapeutic day camps for at-risk children to determine whether multimodal therapies could ameliorate the effects of complex developmental trauma. Two groups of adopted children (ages 3-9 and 10-14 years) with histories of trauma attended separate 3-week camps.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data analysis indicated a positive correlation between negative attachment behaviors and deficits in sensory processing. Increased pro-attachment behaviors were found to have a significant relationship with pre-camp deficits in sensory processing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results are discussed in the context of systems theory.
authors.affiliation: Texas Christian University Institute of Child Development, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Karyn B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Purvis
authors.forename: L Brooks
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: Erin Becker
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Razuri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012306:Risk; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: At-risk child; Trust-Based Relational Intervention; attachment; complex developmental trauma; early intervention; sensory processing