It has long been suspected that many of the common psychiatric and social problems of adult life have their roots in the early relationship between the child and its mother. To explain this simple observation and to examine the part which these patterns of attachment play in the causation of psychiatric and social problems, a body of knowledge has sprung up which owes much to the pioneering work of the late John Bowlby. This book draws together recent theoretical contributions, research findings and clinical data from psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists and ethnologists from Britain, America and Europe. Their work has confirmed the importance of the earlier research and extended it to cover attachment throughout the life cycle.
Table of Contents:
A. Bitulco, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College; John Bowlby, Tavistock Clinic, London; J. Byng-Hall, Tavistock Clinic, London; T. Harris, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College; R. Hinde, University of Cambridge; J. Hopkins, Tavistock Clinic, London; Colin Murray Parkes, The London Hospital Medical College; Joan Stevenson-Hinde, University of Cambridge; K.E. Grossman, University of Regensburg, Germany; G. Liotti, Rome; M. Ainsworth, University of Virginia, USA; J. Bretherton, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; C.G. Eichberg, Columbia Associates in Psychiatry, USA; M. Main, University of California, Berkeley, USA; P. Marris, University of California, L.A., USA; M. Radke-Yoorow, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA; R. Weiss, University of Massachusetts, USA
About the Author :
Colin Murray Parkes, Joan Stevenson-Hinde, Peter Marris
Review :
`The quality of the individual contributions, their integrative non-technical style and their general accessibility make this an exceptional and extremely useful addition to literature on attachment.' - Peter Fonagy, University College London in The Times Higher Education Supplement
'Contains much material of particular interest to those working with the bereaved ... a fascinating insight into the origins and development of attachment theory ... Counsellors will find much of value.' - Bereavement Care
`An excellent bringing together of wider views on the attachment process' - K Buckley, Salford College of Further Education
