1. Introduction. Part One: Attachment and Caregiving. 2. What is
Attachment? 3. The Classifications of Attachment. 4. What are the Factors
Influencing Attachment Organisation (and Disorganisation)? 5. Affectional
Bonds and Attachment Figures. 6. Is Attachment Theory Valid across
Cultures? Part Two: Assessments of Attachment and Caregiving. 7.
Introduction. 8. Assessments of Attachment. 9. Assessments of Caregiving.
Part Three: Correlates of Attachment Organisation with Functioning. 10.
Which Domains of Functioning are Hypothesised to be Correlated with
Attachment and What are the Possible Pathways of its Influence? 11.
Evidence for Correlations between Attachment Security/Insecurity and the
Child's Functioning. Part Four: What is Attachment Disorder? 12. Two
Versions of Attachment Disorder. 13. Research on Attachment Disorder. 14.
The Nature of Attachment Disorder. Part Five: Attachment Theory-based
Interventions (and Some that are Not). 15. Introduction. 16. Evidence-based
Interventions: Enhancing Caregiver Sensitivity. 17. Evidence-based
Interventions: Change of Caregiver. 18. Interventions with No Evidence
Base. 19. Conclusions Regarding Interventions. References. Index. About
FOCUS.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Series
Written for professionals, and parents, these accessible, evidence-based
resources are essential reading for anyone seeking to understand and
promote children and young people's mental health. Drawing on the work of
FOCUS, a multidisciplinary project based at the Royal College of
Psychiatrists' Research and Training Unit, each title in the series brings
together practical and policy-level suggestions with up-to-the minute
analysis of research.
