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The Effects of Psychosocial Deprivation on Attachment: Lessons from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The absence of typical caregiving, including warm and responsive parenting, has been suggested to significantly affect the young child's ability to form adaptive relationships with adults and peers. The Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), a randomized controlled trial of foster/family care for young children with a history of institutionalization has provided the context to assess these relationships. Here we review data from the BEIP with specific focus on attachment. The findings clearly show the importance of early family care on the emergence of attachment, on the prevention of psychopathology, and on links between brain and social behavior.

Source: Psychodynamic Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2017.45.4.441

Authors: Nathan A. Fox, Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah

Institutions: Harvard University, Tulane University

Language: English

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development