Dyadic attachment-based therapies for infants and young children with mental health problems: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early child-caregiver attachment is foundational to mental health (MH). While prevention efforts often aim to improve attachment quality, clinicians frequently encounter infants and young children already exhibiting clinical symptoms of MH disorders. A comprehensive summary of attachment-based dyadic interventions for this population is lacking. This scoping review aims to address this gap.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL and hand-searched articles to identify and characterize dyadic, relationship-based interventions for children aged 0-6 years with clinical symptoms of MH disorders. Studies were screened for eligibility and included if they examined therapeutic modalities used in clinical popu

SUBMITTER: Matheson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613746 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature