Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health: A guide to clinical practice PDF
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Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health In the (cid:191) fty years since its inception, John Bowlby’s attachment theory has been a powerful in(cid:192) uence 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. Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry present a wide-ranging and practical approach to the topic that includes studies on clinical practice, the provision of mental health services and accommodating intercultural perspectives. Section One covers the basics of attachment theory and practice. Section Two presents clinical problems and presentations, including the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, personality disorder and eating disorders. Section Three addresses the needs of speci(cid:191) c populations, discussing the in(cid:192) uence of sociocultural factors such as gender, ethnicity and age. Finally, Section Four examines the organisation and the practitioner, including using the theory to organise services and how individual therapists can integrate their own attachment histories into their approach. Including the most up-to-date theories and practice in the (cid:191) eld, Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health is an ideal resource for psychologists and psychological therapists, counsellors, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, social workers and mental health service managers and commissioners. Adam N. Danquah is a clinical psychologist in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, where he works in secondary care adult mental health with adults across the age range with complex and longstanding mental health problems. He is co- founder and associate editor of the Ghana International Journal of Mental Health. Katherine Berry is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Manchester, funded by the National Institute of Health Research, and a clinical psychologist. Her main area of expertise is interpersonal relationships in people with a diagnosis of psychosis. This page intentionally left blank Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health A guide to clinical practice Edited by Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry First published 2014 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Attachment theory in adult mental health : a guide to clinical practice / edited by Adam N. Danquah and Katherine Berry. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references. I. Danquah, Adam N. II. Berry, Katherine. [DNLM: 1. Object Attachment. 2. Adult. 3. Mental Disorders-- therapy. 4. Psychotherapy--methods. WM 460.5.O2] RC480.5 616.89’14--dc23 2013016224 ISBN: 978-0-415-68740-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-415-68741-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-88349-6 (ebk) Typeset in Times and Gill Sans by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby Adam – For my family Katherine – For Jacob and Ethan This page intentionally left blank Contents List of (cid:191) gures x The editors xi Contributors xii Foreword by Brent Mallinckrodt xviii Acknowledgements xxi SECTION 1 Attachment theory and practice – the basics 1 Introduction 3 KATHERINE BERRY, ADAM N. DANQUAH AND DAVID WALLIN 2 Attachment theory in therapeutic practice 16 JEREMY HOLMES SECTION 2 Clinical problems and presentations 3 Attachment theory and compassion focused therapy for depression 35 PAUL GILBERT 4 Responding to threat: using attachment-related interventions in cognitive behavioural therapy of anxiety disorders 48 GAIL MYHR 5 Attachment theory and psychosis 63 MATTHIAS SCHWANNAUER AND ANDREW GUMLEY viii Contents 6 Understanding attachment, trauma and dissociation in complex developmental trauma disorders 78 KATHY STEELE AND ONNO VAN DER HART 7 Attachment theory and personality disorders 95 KENNETH N. LEVY, KEVIN B. MEEHAN AND CHRISTINA M. TEMES 8 Disorganised attachment in the pathogenesis and the psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder 113 GIOVANNI LIOTTI 9 Starving for affection: attachment narrative therapy with eating disorders 129 RUDI DALLOS 10 An attachment perspective on understanding and managing medically unexplained symptoms 145 ROBERT G. MAUNDER AND JONATHAN J. HUNTER SECTION 3 Specific populations 11 Bringing a gendered perspective to attachment theory in therapy 161 SUSIE ORBACH 12 Attachment in African Caribbean families 170 LENNOX K. THOMAS 13 Meeting the mental health needs of older adults using the attachment perspective 183 CECILIA YEE MAN POON SECTION 4 The organisation and the individual practitioner 14 Four pillars of security: attachment theory and practice in forensic mental health care 199 GWEN ADSHEAD AND ANNE AIYEGBUSI Contents ix 15 Using attachment theory to inform psychologically minded care services, systems and environments 213 MARTIN SEAGER 16 We are the tools of our trade: the therapist’s attachment history as a source of impasse, inspiration and change 225 DAVID WALLIN Index 241
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