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Understanding attachment and attachment disorders : theory, evidence and practice /

By: Prior, Vivien.
Contributor(s): Glaser, Danya | FOCUS (Project).
Series: Child and adolescent mental health series.Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006Description: 288 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1843102455 (pbk.); 9781843102458:; 9781843102458 (pbk.).Subject(s): Attachment disorder in children | Attachment behavior | Attachment behavior in children | PsychologyDDC classification: 618.928588
Contents:
Introduction -- What is attachment? -- The classifications of attachment -- What are the factors influencing attachment organization (and disorganisation)? -- Affectional bonds and attachment figures -- Is attachment theory valid across cultures? -- Introduction -- Assessments of attachment -- Assessments of caregiving -- Which domains of functioning are hypothesised to be correlated with attachement and what are the possible pathways of its influence? -- Evidence for correlations between attachment security/insecurity and the child's functioning -- Two versions of attachment disorder -- Research on attachment disorder - The nature of attachment disorder -- Introduction -- Evidence-based interventions : enhancing caregiver sensitivity -- Evidence-based interventions : change of caregiver -- Interventions with no evidence base -- Conclusions regarding interventions.
Summary: This is a thorough and robust examination of the available evidence on attachment theory and disorder. As a summary of the existing knowledge base and an appraisal of the scientific research, this book is a key reference for all those working with or interested in children with attachment issues.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and indexes.

Introduction -- What is attachment? -- The classifications of attachment -- What are the factors influencing attachment organization (and disorganisation)? -- Affectional bonds and attachment figures -- Is attachment theory valid across cultures? -- Introduction -- Assessments of attachment -- Assessments of caregiving -- Which domains of functioning are hypothesised to be correlated with attachement and what are the possible pathways of its influence? -- Evidence for correlations between attachment security/insecurity and the child's functioning -- Two versions of attachment disorder -- Research on attachment disorder - The nature of attachment disorder -- Introduction -- Evidence-based interventions : enhancing caregiver sensitivity -- Evidence-based interventions : change of caregiver -- Interventions with no evidence base -- Conclusions regarding interventions.

This is a thorough and robust examination of the available evidence on attachment theory and disorder. As a summary of the existing knowledge base and an appraisal of the scientific research, this book is a key reference for all those working with or interested in children with attachment issues.

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