Using the lens of attachment theory to diagnose adopted children with behavioral/emotional problems can be misleading, confusing and shallow according to Alex Stavros, CEO of Calo In Missouri in interviews with Lon September 23, 2015 and October 8, 2015. Instead, Stavros explained, looking for the trauma that started the slide into problems is much more helpful and therapeutic.
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