In the fifty years since its inception, John Bowlby’s attachment theory has been powerfully influential on developmental psychology and, more recently, mental health. Bringing together the experience of a diverse range of mental health practitioners and researchers who routinely use attachment theory in their own work, Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health provides a guide to using attachment theory in everyday practice.
Key Features
- Wide-ranging and practical approach to attachment theory.
- Covers basics of attachment theory and practice.
- Presents clinical problems including treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorder, and eating disorders.
- Addressees needs of specific populations with a focus on sociocultural factors like gender, ethnicity, and age.
- Examines the organisation and the practitioner’s role in integrating their own attachment histories.
Additional Information
Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry present studies on clinical practice, the provision of mental health services, and accommodating intercultural perspectives. Including the most up-to-date theories and practice in the field, Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health is ideal for psychologists and psychological therapists, counsellors, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, social workers, and mental health service managers and commissioners.
