Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice
Theoretical Review and Recommendations
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v31i116.348Keywords:
attachment theory, psychotherapy, adult attachment style, therapeutic alliance, therapeutic relationshipAbstract
Review question: What are the latest advances in psychotherapeutic practice from the attachment theory perspective and which clinical recommendations do they suggest?
Goal: Update bibliographic knowledge in relation to possible interactions and / or associations between different adult attachment styles and psychotherapeutic practice, taking into account the importance of the therapeutic relationship and thus offer recommendations for clinical practice based on the latest advances on the topic.
Methodology: After an exhaustive search in different databases, all articles whose objective was not expressly to study the relationships between adult attachment and individual therapy or psychotherapy of patients without any specific disorder and that were prior to 2009 have been excluded.
Results: In total 19 publications meet the inclusion criteria and are analyzed in a table that presents their titles, authors and years, journal of publication and impact, type of study, results and main conclusions.
Conclusions: Recommendations for clinical practice are proposed based on the latest advances on the subject and the limitations and future reflections of the present study are discussed
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