@article {268,
	title = {Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: results of a randomized clinical trial.},
	journal = {Child Dev},
	volume = {83},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 Mar-Apr},
	pages = {623-36},
	abstract = {<p>Young children who have experienced early adversity are at risk for developing disorganized attachments. The efficacy of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC), an intervention targeting nurturing care among parents identified as being at risk for neglecting their young children, was evaluated through a randomized clinical trial. Attachment quality was assessed in the Strange Situation for 120 children between 11.7 and 31.9 months of age (M = 19.1, SD = 5.5). Children in the ABC intervention showed significantly lower rates of disorganized attachment (32\%) and higher rates of secure attachment (52\%) relative to the control intervention (57\% and 33\%, respectively). These results support the efficacy of the ABC intervention in enhancing attachment quality among parents at high risk for maltreatment.</p>
},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Education, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Life Change Events, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Young Adult},
	issn = {1467-8624},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01712.x},
	author = {Bernard, Kristin and Dozier, Mary and Bick, Johanna and Lewis-Morrarty, Erin and Lindhiem, Oliver and Carlson, Elizabeth}
}
