Attachment Books

New and Published Books

1. Understanding Adult Attachment in Family Relationships

   Research, Assessment and Intervention

   By Antonia Bifulco, Geraldine Thomas

   Attachment theory has become a key focus of both research and practice in understanding and treating psychological and social risk for marital and relationship problems, parenting and clinical disorders. In particular, adult attachment style is a key explanatory factor for understanding problems in...

   Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge
2. Emerging Topics on Father Attachment

   Considerations in Theory, Context and Development

   Edited by Lisa A. Newland, Harry S. Freeman, Diana D. Coyl

   This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children’s attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports written by an interdisciplinary group of...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
3. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships

   A Clinician's Guide

   Edited by Jon Carlson, Len Sperry

   Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

   The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult—but also one of the most common—factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical, evidence-based guidelines on which clinicians can depend as they wade through the intense emotions and...

   Published July 6th 2010 by Routledge
4. Attachment

   Expanding the Cultural Connections

   Edited by Phyllis Erdman, Kok-Mun Ng

   Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

   Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections is an exciting exploration of the latest trends in the theory and application of attachment within cross-cultural settings. The book's insightful analysis, remarkable case studies, and groundbreaking research make it essential reading...

   Published May 17th 2010 by Routledge
5. The Wellbeing of Children in Care

   A New Approach for Improving Developmental Outcomes

   By Kwame Owusu-Bempah

   Because of their previous damaging experiences, many children and young people enter the care system having already developed emotional problems or at a greater risk of developing them. However, in addition to this, research and experience consistently show that being in care is likely to aggravate...

   Published April 29th 2010 by Routledge
6. Promoting Positive Parenting

   An Attachment-Based Intervention

   Edited by Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn

   Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

   This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to their children’s signals. This new book...

   Published July 22nd 2007 by Routledge
7. Children and Separation

   Socio-Genealogical Connectedness Perspective

   By Kwame Owusu-Bempah

   Childhood separation and loss have become virtually a way of life for a large number of children throughout the world. Children separated from their genetic parent(s) and consequently their genealogical, social and cultural roots due to processes such as adoption, parental divorce/separation, donor...

   Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge
8. The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds

   By John Bowlby

   Series: Routledge Classics

   Helping both parents and psychologists to arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant, this selection of key lectures by Bowlby includes the seminal one that gives the volume its title. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's...

   Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge
9. A Secure Base

   By John Bowlby

   Series: Routledge Classics

   As Bowlby himself points out in his introduction to this seminal childcare book, to be a successful parent means a lot of very hard work. Giving time and attention to children means sacrificing other interests and activities, but for many people today these are unwelcome truths. Bowlby’s work...

   Published August 31st 2005 by Routledge
10. Coping and Complaining

    Attachment and the Language of Disease

    By Simon R. Wilkinson

    Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints. Patients have their own styles of coping and of expressing their concerns, and without a clear understanding of these the clinician may find successful and swift diagnosis and...

    Published May 14th 2003 by Routledge