A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder

by Colby Pearce

Concise and easy-to-understand, this book provides an introduction to what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children.

Colby Pearce explains how complex problems in childhood may stem from the parent-child relationship during a child's early formative years, and later from the child's engagement with the broader social world. The book explores the mind-set of difficult and traumatised children and the motivations behind their complex tendencies and behaviours. It goes on to offer a comprehensive set of tried-and-tested practical strategies that can be used with children affected by an attachment disorder. This second edition has been updated to include the new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder and an increased number of illustrative case vignettes.

This is a perfect introduction to the subject for parents, carers and practitioners in supportive roles caring for children.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Adoption

160 pages, ebook

First published May 15, 2009

Reviews

[Reix · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the title says, it's a short introduction to attachment and attachment disorder, so the information in this book just has that purpose. It's brief and clear, but if you are looking to deepen more in this topic, try another book.

[Varsha Vashisthaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Understood the concept in depth and quickly and clearly

[Lauren Geier · Rating 5 out of 5]

FANTASTIC resource!

[Hollybrimholly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Either this was written for professionals, or the author was purposely trying to sound complicated. But the "meat" was definitely there, and I got some great ideas.

[Sam Rankin · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent brief overview of the basics of attachment theory and it's history, with some guidance given for those who work with individuals with disordered attachment patterns.