Adult disinhibited social engagement in adoptees exposed to extreme institutional deprivation: examination of its clinical status and functional impact

Mark Kennedy; Jana Kreppner; Nicky Knights; Robert Kumsta; Barbara Maughan; Dennis Golm; Jonathan Hill; Michael Rutter; Wolff Schlotz; Edmund Sonuga-Barke

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.117.200618

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