"attachment therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attachment therapies [plural]
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  1. (psychology, psychiatry) Any of a category of controversial alternative child mental health interventions intended to treat attachment disorders. Wikipedia link: attachment therapy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry, Psychology Synonyms: holding time
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