Prevalence of reactive attachment disorder in a deprived population.

Background: Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is associated with early childhood maltreatment and has unknown population prevalence beyond infancy.

Aims: To estimate RAD prevalence in a deprived population of children.

Method: All 1646 children aged 6-8 years old in a deprived sector of an urban UK centre were screened for RAD symptoms.