?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reactive+Attachment+Disorder+of+Infancy+or+Early+Childhood&rft.creator=Richters%2C+Dr.+Margot+Moser&rft.creator=Volkmar%2C+Dr.+Fred+R.&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=Since+its+introduction+into+DSM-Ill%2C+reactive+attachment+disorder+has+stood+curiously+apart+from+other+diagnoses+for+two+reasons%3A+it+remains+the+only+diagnosis+designed+for+infants%2C+and+it+requires+the+presence+of+a+specific+etiology.+This+paper+describes+the+pattern+of+disturbances+demonstrated+by+some+children+who+meet+DSM-Ill-R+criteria+for+reactive+attachment+disorder.+Three+suggestions+are+made%3A+(1)+the+sensitivity+and+specificity+of+the+diagnostic+concept+may+be+enhanced+by+including+criteria+detailing+the+developmental+problems+exhibited+by+these+children%3B+(2)+the+etiological+requirement+should+be+discarded+given+the+difficulties+inherent+in+obtaining+complete+histories+for+these+children%2C+as+well+as+its+inconsistency+with+ICD-10%3B+and+(3)+the+diagnosis+arguably+is+not+a+disorder+of+attachment+but+rather+a+syndrome+of+atypical+development.+J.Am.+Acad.+Child+Adolesc.+Psychiatry%2C1994%2C+33%2C+3%3A+328-332.+Key+Words%3A+reactive+attachment+disorder%2C+maltreatment%2C+DSM-Ill-R&rft.publisher=American+Academy+of+Child+and+Adolescent+Psychiatry&rft.date=1994-03&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3800%2F1%2FRichters_%2526_Volkmar.pdf&rft.identifier=++Richters%2C+Dr.+Margot+Moser+and+Volkmar%2C+Dr.+Fred+R.++(1994)+Reactive+Attachment+Disorder+of+Infancy+or+Early+Childhood.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3800%2F