Severe Attachment Disorder in Childhood: A Guide to Practical Therapy

Based on more than 20 years of theory and personal practice, this handbook of therapy provides a theoretical understanding of the topic, and a wealth of suggestions for daily practice. The coverage includes a cross-scientific theoretical overview, the classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and treatment at different stages of development, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development to adulthood. Each step includes many examples from daily practice as well as checklists at different stages. Special sections on adoption issues, how to teach the AD schoolchild, sexual abuse and AD give tools and inspiration for the reader's own research. The final chapters address the personal development of the therapist as well as suggestions for designing the therapeutic milieu and teamwork. The book is equally useful to the practitioner and the adoptive parent or foster family.