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del Carmen, Rebecca; Huffman, Lynne – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Clinicians and researchers are beginning to acknowledge the importance of integrating a developmental perspective into the understanding of clinical disorders. Major gaps still exist between basic research on attachment processes and clinical issues regarding mental disorders. Reflecting growth in this direction, National Institute of Mental…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Development

Cole-Detke, Holland; Kobak, Roger – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examines the relationship between attachment strategies and symptom reporting among college women (N=61). The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) was administered and interview transcripts were rated with the Attachment Interview Q-Sort. Findings support the hypothesis that secondary or defensive attachment strategies predispose individuals toward…
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders

DeKlyen, Michelle – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined linkages between child disruptive behavior disorder, quality of mother-child interactions, and mothers' recollections/attitudes toward their parents. Preschool boys (N=25) referred to a psychiatric clinic were matched with normally functioning boys. Mothers and sons were videotaped during a separation-reunion sequence, the Adult…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders

Adam, Kenneth S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Adolescents in psychiatric treatment (N=133) participated in a case-comparison study investigating the association of attachment patterns with a history of suicidal behaviors. Attachment patterns were assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview. In accordance with definitions provided in the scoring system, 86% of case and 78% of comparison…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders