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Rose, Jenny; O'Reilly, Bryn – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Background: The link between disorders of attachment and psychopathology is well documented. Consequently, a person's attachment style has a profound effect on his or her development and psychological well-being. At-risk populations such as adopted children are more prone to developing pervasive patterns of attachment, given the maternal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attachment Behavior, Psychotherapy, At Risk Persons
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Levy, Kenneth N.; Meehan, Kevin B.; Kelly, Kristen M.; Reynoso, Joseph S.; Weber, Michal; Clarkin, John F.; Kernberg, Otto F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Changes in attachment organization and reflective function (RF) were assessed as putative mechanisms of change in 1 of 3 year-long psychotherapy treatments for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Ninety patients reliably diagnosed with BPD were randomized to transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), dialectical behavior…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Psychopathology, Patients, Personality
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Fonagy, Peter; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Studied the relation of patterns of attachment and psychiatric status in 82 nonpsychotic inpatients and 85 case-matched controls using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Preliminary outcome results suggest that individuals rated as dismissing on the AAI are more likely to show improvements in psychotherapy. Discusses other findings. (KW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Standards, Classification