Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder: The Human-Animal Bond
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2019
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Dowsett, Elisha
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Separation anxiety has traditionally been considered a psychological disorder with an onset in
childhood or adolescence. The introduction of an adult onset Separation Anxiety Disorder in
the DSM-5 recognises that separation anxiety can occur at any stage across the lifespan.
Although researchers have principally focused on adult separation anxiety associated with
separations from home or attachment figures, limited literature exists concerning whether this
attachment figure must, in fact, be human. This review examines separation anxiety with a
focus on diagnostic reclassification, epidemiological studies, nosologic implications, and
psychometric measurements. Attachment is conceptualised as extending to companion
animals with discussion directed towards the potential implications.
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School of Psychology
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Thesis (M.Psych(Clinical)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Psychology, 2019
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