Commentary: Should we move away from an attachment framework for understanding disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED)? A commentary on Zeanah and Gleason (2015).

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Meta-Analyses of the Associations Between Disinhibited Social Engagement Behaviors and Child Attachment Insecurity or Disorganization.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2021
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2. A modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022
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3. Disinhibited social engagement and reactive attachment behaviours in children assessed for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Distinguishing effects of maltreatment from inhibitory control difficulties.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026
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4. Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Attachment Trauma in Musicians with Severe Music Performance Anxiety.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5. Adult disinhibited social engagement in adoptees exposed to extreme institutional deprivation: examination of its clinical status and functional impact.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2017
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6. The role of learning in social development: Illustrations from neglected children.Developmental science · 2017
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Corrections and comments

• Commented on by
  Commentary: A response to Lyons-Ruth (2015).2015
• Comment on
  Annual research review: Attachment disorders in early childhood--clinical presentation, causes, correlates, and treatment.2015

Authors and funding

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Abstract

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