Attachment in Adults: Clinical and Developmental Perspectives

by Michael B. Sperling (Editor), William H. Berman (Editor), Robert Stuart Weiss (Foreword)

Reflecting the emerging understanding of the significance of attachment in adult life, chapters in this volume provide a broad, comprehensive overview of recent research on the fundamentals of human life, including courtship and marriage; the determinants of resilience and depression; and the vulnerability of some to suicidal ideation and action. Together, they illuminate the contribution of early and current attachment to psychopathology, the application of research findings to therapeutic interventions, and the physiological substructure of attachment in adults and children.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

360 pages, Hardcover

First published April 29, 1994

Reviews

[Robert Bogue]

The attachment system that John Bowlby first theorized has spawned a great deal of research and knowledge (in part due to Mary Ainsworth’s contributions). Attachment in Adults: Clinical and Developmental Perspectives shares some of the interesting and intriguing results of this continued research.

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