Treating attachment disorders
Subtitle: from theory to therapy
By: Karl Heinz Brisch ; translated by Kenneth Kronenberg ; afterword by Inge Bretherton ; foreword by Lotte Koehler
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781462504831
Subjects: Attachment disorder in children; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General
Work titles: Bindungsstörungen
Description: "Organized around extended case illustrations and grounded in cutting-edge theory and research-this highly regarded book shows how an attachment perspective can inform psychotherapeutic practice with patients of all ages. Karl Heinz Brisch explores the links between early experiences of separation, loss, and trauma and a range of psychological, behavioral, and psychosomatic problems. He demonstrates the basic techniques of attachment-based assessment and intervention, emphasizing the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. With a primary focus on treating infants and young children and their caregivers, the book discusses applications of attachment-based psychotherapy over the entire life course. New to This Edition*Incorporates advances in research on neurobiology, genetics, and psychotraumatology.*Expanded with a section on inpatient treatment for traumatized children, including in-depth cases.*Describes two promising prevention programs for expectant couples, families, and young children.*The latest knowledge on disorganized attachment, attachment disorders, and assessments"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Foreword, Lotte Köhler Introduction I. Attachment Theory and Its Basic Concepts II. Attachment Disorders III. Attachment-Based Psychotherapy IV. Treatment Cases from Clinical Practice V. Treatment of Early Childhood Developmental Disorders in an Inpatient Intensive Psychotherapy Unit: A New Model of Treatment VI. Prospects for Further Application Afterword, Inge Bretherton Appendix: Brief Pre;cis of the Adult Attachment Interview Protocol.