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Reactive Attachment Disorder MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Tree Number(s)
F03.625.937
Unique ID
D019962
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019962
Scope Note
Markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness that begins before age 5 and is associated with grossly pathological child care. The child may persistently fail to initiate and respond to social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way (inhibited type) or there may be a pattern of diffuse attachments with nondiscriminate sociability (disinhibited type). (From DSM-V)
Entry Version
REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DIS
NLM Classification #
WS 350.7
Public MeSH Note
98
History Note
98
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Revision Date
2015/02/10
Reactive Attachment Disorder Preferred
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