What Is Reactive Attachment Disorder?
4. Diagnosis
A pediatric psychologist or psychiatrist typically conducts the assessments for a diagnosis. The evaluation process generally involves a combination of observations, interviews and questionnaires. Observations include examinations of the interactions between the child and caregivers.
The purpose of the interviews and questionnaires is to obtain more detailed information on behavioral patterns and history, home environmental conditions from birth to the present, and parenting skills and styles. The pediatric psychologist or psychiatrist may use the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, to determine whether the child meets the criteria for diagnosis.
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