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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding early relationships.
  • Reliable measures for assessing attachment in children exist.
  • Limited integration of these measures into routine clinical practice is observed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing strategies and measures for assessing attachment in infancy and childhood.
  • To identify barriers hindering the clinical implementation of attachment measures.
  • To propose solutions for overcoming these implementation barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of attachment assessment tools.
  • Analysis of evidence supporting various attachment measures.
  • Discussion of practical challenges in clinical settings.

Main Results:

  • A strong evidence base supports numerous attachment assessment measures.
  • Significant delays exist in adopting these validated measures into clinical practice.
  • Key practical barriers to implementation have been identified.

Conclusions:

  • Attachment assessment tools are robust and evidence-based.
  • Overcoming practical barriers is essential for improving clinical integration.
  • Strategies are proposed to facilitate the wider use of attachment measures in practice.