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Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems
Mark Chaffin
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Rochelle Hanson
Benjamin E. Saunders
Medical University of South Carolina, Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Todd Nichols
Family Attachment Counseling Center
Douglas Barnett
Wayne State University
Charles Zeanah
Tulane University School of Medicine
Lucy Berliner
Harborview Sexual Assault Center
Byron Egeland
University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development
Elana Newman
University of Tulsa
Tom Lyon
University of Southern California Law School
Elizabeth Letourneau
Medical University of South Carolina, Family Services Research Center
Cindy Miller-Perrin
Pepperdine University
Although the term attachment disorder is ambiguous, attachment therapies are increasingly used with children who are maltreated, particularly those in foster care or adoptive homes. Some children described as having attachment disorders show extreme disturbances. The needs of these children and their caretakers are real. How to meet their needs is less clear. A number of attachment-based treatment and parenting approaches purport to help children described as attachment disordered. Attachment therapy is a young and diverse field, and the benefits and risks of many treatments remain scientifically undetermined. Controversies have arisen about potentially harmful attachment therapy techniques used by a subset of attachment therapists. In this report, the Task Force reviews the controversy and makes recommendations for assessment, treatment, and practices. The report reflects American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's (APSAC) position and also was endorsed by the American Psychological Association's Division 37 and the Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment.
Key Words: reactive attachment disorder attachment therapy
Child Maltreatment, Vol. 11, No. 1,
76-89 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505283699

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