Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children

The embryo is formed in the uterus that is about to become a mother. The organism depends on its mother and is connected to her body through the formation of the umbilical cord. After birth, the interaction between the child and his caregiver will determine whether affection is following a healthy path or being disturbed. As the latter occurs, children may develop Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) as illness is misdiagnosed and misunderstood, so there is not much empirical data on its etiology and epidemiology.

Reactive attachment disorder - usually a nurse ward or foster child - is a complicated disease that is often the direct result of negligence and abuse as an infant or toddler. Even after entering a safe and thoughtful family, RAD continues to plague many children and interferes with the relationship with healthy caregivers, parents who are raising or adoptive parents. Children with Reactive Attachment Disorders most often show a specific sequence of actions that are problematic for children and their environment. Violence and speech may be one example, but refusing to quit or talk may be another problem. Identifying these behaviors is the first step in helping your child develop a healthy coping mechanism - and stops these behaviors

Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition that infants and young children do not establish a healthy attachment to their parents or caretakers. If the basic needs for children's comfort, affection, child rearing are not fulfilled, and there is no love, care, and stable attachment to others, reactive attachment injury may occur. Through treatment, children with reactive affection disorders can establish a more stable healthy relationship with carers and others. Treatment of reactive affection disorders includes counseling, counseling and education for parents or carers, learning the interaction of active children and carers, and creating a stable nursing environment.

Reactive attachment disorder occurs when a child can not receive sufficient comfort and training from caregivers. It is classified as "trauma and stress related disorder" in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Diagnostic Handbook of Mental Disorders. However, even in a group of children who are not neglected much, this disease is rare and will develop in less than 10% of such cases. The essential feature is that the child is under- or under-represented in adult care or under- or seriously compared to expectations. For example it can be observed that infants or very small children do not rely on their adult caregivers rarely or minimally for comfort, support, protection or parenting.