title: Adoptive parents can be unprepared for the challenges in caring for children with reactive attachment disorder.
abstract: Implications for practice and research: Adoptive parents experience significant challenges in caring for children diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder. Informing prospective adoptive parents about attachment issues and providing concrete assistance to develop healthy attachment relationships may decrease some of the frustration experienced by parents and children affected with the disorder. Future research could address factors contributing to the diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder as well as best practices for ameliorating the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Anna T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Smyke
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D019962:Reactive Attachment Disorder / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: MENTAL HEALTH