Understanding attachment and attachment disorders theory, evidence and practice / Vivien Prior and Danya Glaser.

SeriesChild and adolescent mental health series
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.
General note'The Royal College of Psychiatrists's Research and Training Unit."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006022732
ISBN1843102455 (pbk.)
ISBN9781843102458 (pbk.)