Abstract
BackgroundAttachment theory argues that psychological development and functioning are affected by our earliest attachments to care-givers. Failed or pathological attachment in childhood may give rise to repetition of maladaptive attachment patterns in adulthood.MethodAnalysis of therapeutic relationships in the light of attachment theory.ResultsRelationships between patients and both psychiatric care-givers and institutions may resemble attachment relationships.ConclusionAn attachment perspective may be useful for understanding common behavioural disturbances in general psychiatric settings, and support the use of clinical strategies which focus on containment of arousal and the management of anxiety states.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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137 articles.
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