Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a rare condition of emotional dysfunction in which a baby or child has difficulty forming a bond with parents or caregivers due to early neglect or mistreatment.

Disinhibited social engagement disorder is an attachment disorder that causes a child to be over-friendly or overfamiliar around people they do not know, with a lack of wariness around strangers.

In more than 20 years in treating patients with eating disorders utilizing Attachment Theory has been invaluable because it respects the relationship between the patient and therapist as a significant ...