Attachment theory and psychosis : current perspectives and future directions / edited by Katherine Berry, Sandra Bucci and Adam N. Danquah - xv, 283 pages - International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis book series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Symptoms, functioning and aetiology The specific role of insecure attachment in paranoid delusions How attachment theory can develop understanding of, and therapy for, distressing voices Promoting recovery from negative symptoms : an attachment theory perspective Attachment and social functioning in psychosis Parenting in psychosis from an attachment perspective The neurobiology of attachment and psychosis risk : a theoretical integration Part II. Therapeutic approaches Bringing together psychodynamic and attachment perspectives on psychosis Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) for psychosis : contrasts and parallels with attachment theory and implications for practice Attachment themes in compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for psychosis Cultural variations in attachment and psychosis : the application of attachment theory to inform therapeutic work with black Caribbean families Part III. Individual and organisational perspectives Making sense of voices : perspectives from the hearing voices movement How can attachment theory inform the design and delivery of mental health services? The significance of the clinician's felt experience : using attachment theory to understand the therapist's emotional experience when working with someone with psychosis Cross-cutting themes and future directions

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Attachment disorder
Separation anxiety
Psychoanalysis

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