Attachment Theory and Psychosis: Current Perspectives and Future Directions is the first book to provide a practical guide to using attachment theory in the assessment, formulation and treatment of a range of psychological problems that can arise as a result of experiencing psychosis. Katherine Berry, Sandra Bucci and Adam N. Danquah, along with an international selection of contributors, expertly explore how attachment theory can inform theoretical understanding of the development of psychosis, psychological therapy and mental health practice with service users with psychosis. The book addresses individual and wider organisation perspectives, including a voice-hearer perspective on formulating the relationship between voices and life history, and how attachment principles can be used to organise the provision of mental health services.
Key Features
- Application of attachment theory to understanding paranoia, voice-hearing, negative symptoms, and relationship difficulties in psychosis.
- Different approaches to working therapeutically with psychosis that draw on key principles of attachment theory.
- Contributors include leading mental health practitioners and researchers from diverse professional backgrounds.
- Guidance for clinicians, managers and commissioners on how attachment theory can inform everyday practice.
- Invaluable resource for mental health professionals, especially psychologists and other clinicians.
Additional Information
In the first section of the book, contributors describe the application of attachment theory to the understanding of various psychological aspects. In the final section, the book summarises current perspectives and highlights future directions.
