Tag Archives: Reactive Attachment Disorder

Why and How Childhood PTSD Is Often Misdiagnosed

Here are some reasons childhood PTSD is often misdiagnosed. Continue reading

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Five Outcomes for Children When Adoptions Fail

But what about the kids? What are the outcomes for children when adoptions fail? Continue reading

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Key Ministry 2013…by the numbers

A look back at the 2013 ministry year from a statistical perspective Continue reading

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DSM-5: Rethinking Reactive Attachment Disorder

There are many reasons why children adopted from orphanages and children in foster care frequently exhibit severe problems with conduct and emotional self-regulation. Effects of trauma and neglect upon brain development combined with genetic and environmental influences appear to be responsible in most instances…as opposed to a primary attachment disorder. Continue reading

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