REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER
\ɹɪˈaktɪv ɐtˈat͡ʃmənt dɪsˈɔːdə], \ɹɪˈaktɪv ɐtˈatʃmənt dɪsˈɔːdə], \ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v ɐ_t_ˈa_tʃ_m_ə_n_t d_ɪ_s_ˈɔː_d_ə]\
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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-IV, 1994)
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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