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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Clinical Psychiatry

Background:

  • Attachment disorders significantly impact child development and family dynamics.
  • Current evidence on therapeutic interventions for attachment disorders is limited.
  • Guiding clinicians toward evidence-based practices is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the existing literature on the treatment of childhood attachment disorders.
  • To provide clinicians with guidance for evidence-based practice in treating attachment disorders.
  • To synthesize current knowledge on therapeutic interventions for attachment disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search across multiple databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychBooks, EMBASE, PsychINFO).
  • Inclusion of all articles reporting treatment intervention results for attachment disorder.
  • Utilized ancestry analysis to identify additional relevant sources.

Main Results:

  • Limited studies exist on therapeutic interventions for attachment disorders.
  • Psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic modalities benefit the child-parent attachment relationship in biological families.
  • Foster and adoptive families require distinct interventions, focusing on repairing negative internal representations.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced practice psychiatric nurses are well-equipped to deliver evidence-based interventions for attachment problems.
  • Further research is necessary to establish optimal treatment strategies for children with attachment disorders.
  • Tailored interventions are essential for biological versus foster/adoptive families.