Article topic: Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Author: Aoun Sameer Ali Allobani Editor: Ihda Mahmoud Bani Khalaf, Sadeen Eid. Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Reactive, Attachment, Psychiatry, abuse, neglect Introduction Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a childhood psychiatric disorder that is characterized as having an impact on how well children function socially. It can be classified as either an inhibited or a disinhibited subtype, and both have different symptoms. (1) The disinhibited subtype typically manifests as an overly friendly child who engages with strangers with ease and lacks the desire to stay with the primary caregiver, in contrast to the inhibited subtype, […]