[Quix]

That makes sense.

YEAH, I include ATTACHMENT DISRUPTION, INSECURE ATTACHMENT etc. all under RAD.

So, you are saying that you could more closely buy into my 20% don’t have it

IF

we included all the levels of significant ATTACHMENT related problems?

Thanks for your kind responses. I don’t get to discuss such things much any more with colleagues active in the field given that I only teach these days.

[Dr Snide]

yeah I think that would be fair. But I believe that attachment is a pretty underated factor in psychopathology in general.

I noticed when evaluating serial killers and Sexually Violent Predators was that there was a signifant rate of adoption (implying some previous attachment disruptions) or documented histories of profound neglect. Much more so than say physical abuse which is what you would find with most criminals. I wonder some times if we are asking the wrong question sometimes when we go looking for what “caused” someone to become a psychopath. Maybe it was something that didn’t happen, namely attachment. Now obviously this is a profound example (which leads to profound results) but I think normal attachment problems lead to all sorts of pathologys (i.e. insecure attachment leading to anxiety)