maternal deprivation syndrome

maternal deprivation syndrome
failure to thrive with severe growth retardation (deprivation dwarfism), unresponsiveness to the environment, depression, retarded mental and emotional development, and behavioral problems resulting from loss of, absence of, or neglect by the mother or other primary caregiver.

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