Attachment issues in psychopathology and intervention / edited by Leslie Atkinson, Susan Goldberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Atkinson, Leslie (Leslie R.)

Goldberg, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attachment behavior.

Mental illness--Etiology.

Mental illness.

Object relations (Psychoanalysis).

Attachment behavior in children.

Physical Description:

viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.

Summary:

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the implications of current attachment research and theory for conceptualizing psychopathology and planning effective intervention efforts. The contributors, who include some of the major a

Contents:

I Psychopathology 1

1 Applications of Attachment: The Integration of Developmental and Clinical Traditions / L. Atkinson, S. Goldberg 3

2 Attachment and Psychopathology / B. Egeland, B. Carlson 27

3 Disorders of Attachment and Failure to Thrive / D. Benoit, J. Coolbear 49

4 Hostile-Helpless Relational Models and Disorganized Attachment Patterns Between Parents and Their Young Children: Review of Research and Implications for Clinical Work / K. Lyons-Ruth, S. Melnick, E. Bronfman, S. Sherry, L. Llanas 65

5 Adolescent Psychopathology in Terms of Multiple Behavioral Systems: The Role of Attachment and Controlling Strategies and Frankly Disorganized Behavior / C. Hilburn-Cobb 95

II Intervention 137

6 Levels of Processing in Parent

Child Relationships: Implications for Clinical Assessment and Treatment / R. R. Kobak, A. Esposito 139

7 Attachment State of Mind and the Treatment Relationship / M. Dozier, B. Bates 167

8 Two Therapies: Attachment Organization and the Clinical Process / A. Slade 181

9 An Antidote to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Creation of Secure Attachment in Couples Therapy / S. Johnson 207

10 Toddler

Parent Psychotherapy for Depressed Mothers and Their Offspring: Implications for Attachment Theory / D. Cicchetti, S. I. Toth, F. A. Rogosch 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805836934

OCLC:

52055352