Child maltreatment increases the risk for psychiatric disorders throughout childhood and into adulthood. One negative outcome of child maltreatment can be a disorder of emotional functioning, reactive attachment disorder (RAD), where the child displays wary, watchful, and emotionally withdrawn behaviours. Despite its clinical importance, little is known about the potential neurobiological conse...

the purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among attachment styles (avoidant, secure and ambivalent), emotional intelligence, marital satisfaction and marital conflict in married female teachers of elementary schools in ahvaz. in this descriptive-correlational study, the sample consisted of 250 married female teachers who were selected through multi-stage random sampling. to g...

aim and background: this study was aimed to investigate the possibility of predicting success or failure in marital relationships according to adult attachment styles and religious attitudes. method and materials: this was a case-control study. the sample consisted of 49 divorce-seeking and 52 intact couples. the divorce-seeking and intact couples were respectively selected through convenient a...

Background: Childhood trauma encompasses neglect, abuse, abandonment, witnessing abuse, and having mentally ill and/or parent(s) who engaged in substance abuse. Survivors of trauma are more likely to report insecure attachment styles. Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the indirect pathways underlying the relationship between childhood trauma and romantic attachment among adults in In...

implant-supported craniofacial prostheses are made to restore defective areas in the face and cranium. this clinical report describes a technique for fabrication of an orbital prosthesis with three adjacent implants in the left lateral orbital rim of a 60-year-old woman. selection of appropriate attachment system (individual magnetic abutments versus bar-clip attachment) for implant-supported o...

conclusions concerns about body image, an avoidant attachment style, and cognitive strategies to regulate negative emotions were the strongest predictors for eating disorder symptoms. based on current research findings, an avoidance attachment style, concerns about body image, and negative emotion regulation cognitive strategies increase eating disorder symptoms in students. because attachment ...

background and aim: maternal concept is part of the feminine gender role. the important part of the maternal concept is the unique relationship experience between mother and child that begins with  maternal-fetal attachment(mfa) during pregnancy. the aim of this study is predict the mfa according to gender role in pregnant women in shiraz city. methods:this descriptive correlational study was c...