reactive attachment disorder

English

Noun

reactive attachment disorder (plural reactive attachment disorders)

  1. (medicine, psychology, pediatrics) A rare but serious condition in which an infant or young child fails to establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers.

Alternative forms

  • RAD (initialism)

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