Child and adolescent patients may display mental health concerns within some contexts and
not others (eg, home vs. school). Thus, understanding the specific contexts in which patients …

This study addresses the extent to which insecure and disorganized attachments increase
risk for externalizing problems using meta‐analysis. From 69 samples (N= 5,947), the …

This meta‐analytic review examines the association between attachment and internalizing
symptomatology during childhood, and compares the strength of this association with that for …

This thought-provoking and illuminating guide will be a helpful companion for students and
professionals across the fields of psychology, counselling, social work, and health. It …

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the theory and evidence for the links of parent–child
attachment with internalizing problems in childhood and adolescence. We address three key …

The third edition of the hugely successful Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical
Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a reliable and accessible …

The current study was initiated to increase understanding of developmental cascades in
childhood in a sample of at-risk boys (N= 291; 52% White). Mothers, teachers, and boys …

Attachment theory suggests that children's attachment insecurity plays a key role in the
development of anxiety. In the present study we evaluated the empirical evidence for the link …

The efficacy of a short-term attachment-based intervention for changing risk outcomes for
children of maltreating families was examined using a randomized control trial. Sixty-seven …

We begin with a review of the literature on attachment disorganization in infancy; we cover
its definition, prevalence, and associated infant characteristics, including potential genetic …