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Attachment and Interaction By Mario Marrone –Paper back, 240 pages - ISBN: 978-1-85302-586-0. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (1998) Attachment and Interaction traces the early roots of attachment theory and the work of its creator, John Bowlby. It discusses early theoretical developments in an accessible style. The book should be updated. Since its publication, attachment theory has evolved considerably, particularly to take into account the role of early trauma in attachment relationships to explain severe pathology in adult life. Also, since then my own ideas and clinical experience have moved forward and expanded. Attachment and Interaction is one of the first books published on attachment theory after Bowlby’s original publications that engage in a critical exploration of how attachment theory can guide therapists’ work with their patients, and what the practical implications of using such an approach are. The book is divided into four parts. In the first part, I outline basic concepts from John Bowlby's seminal work to later developments in attachment theory and research. The second part is an exploration of the relationship between attachment theory and psychoanalytic ideas. However, in reality, attachment theory is a psychoanalytic paradigm and not something different from psychoanalysis. Part three discusses the clinical application of attachment theory to individual and group analysis, including a critique of iatrogenic interventions. Iatrogenia is medical term used to define a situation whereby the cure is harmful to the patient. I hold the idea that certain styles and techniques of therapeutic intervention can be damaging to the patient and I alert therapists and patients to avoid harm. This chapter has been quoted extensively by other authors as it highlights a very important problem in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. In the fourth part Nicola Diamond looks at the way John Bowlby's position conflicted with the psychoanalytic orthodoxy of his time. She further examines controversial issues raised by Bowlby's work, suggesting that in order to appreciate fully his contribution a rethinking of philosophical premises is required. Attaccamento e Interazione By Mario Marrone - Paperback, 320 pages – Rome: Borla Publishers (2009). This is the Italian edition of Attachment and Interaction. The preface was written by Franco Paparo, an Italian psychoanalyst and group analyst. Attachment and Intersubjectivity By Nicola Diamond and Mario Marrone Paperback, 300 pages - ISBN: 978-1-86156-126-8 - London: Whurr (2003) This book focuses on the understanding of the epistemological roots of attachment theory, conceptualised as psychoanalytic paradigm, which highlights the movement away from a 'one-person psychology' to a multi-person psychology'. In this context, attachment theory is viewed as a theory of processes, across generations and across the dynamic interaction between the individual and his 'worlds of others' (including parental figures, offspring, the sexual partner, the group and society). This position is congenial with contemporary philosophical and developmental ideas and recent advances in the neurosciences. It is also a contribution to British Independent Psychoanalytic thinking, the so-called 'relational schools of psychoanalysis' and group analysis. This book involves: (a) a didactic formulation of the basic principles of attachment theory as a psychoanalytic paradigm; (b) a critical discussion of controversial issues in psychoanalysis (such as theories of intersubjectivity, thinking and motivation, the role of the historical reconstruction in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the relation between attachment and sexuality), viewed from an attachment perspective and (c) an exploration of the clinical implications of these concepts. Attachment Theory and the Psychoanalytic Process By Mauricio Cortina and Mario Marrone - Paperback, 480 pages ISBN: 978-1-86156-287-6 – London: Whurr (2003). Attachment theory has begun to have a worldwide impact among clinicians within the last twenty years. This interest marks a departure from the early fate of attachment theory, which was neglected by the psychoanalytic establishment. This edited book is in part a testament to the fact that clinicians are taking Attachment Theory and research creatively to examine a variety of clinical issues. The editors gathered a distinguished group of clinicians and scholars from around the world (Argentina, Italy, Mexico, UK, USA and Spain) to examine and extend Bowlby's legacy. The British psychotherapist Barbara Lloyd has reviewed these books and made very favourable comments in the British Journal of Psychotherapy (Vol. 24 number 1 Pages 108-112, February 2008) La Teoría del Apego: Un Enfoque Actual By Mario Marrone SBN: 978-84-88909-07-7 84-88909-07-1 – Paperback. Madrid: Psimática, 2001 (400 pages). Second Edition 2009 (480 pages). This book, written and Published in Spanish, has been a best seller in Spain and Latin America. It is a modified, updated and expanded version of “Attachment and Interaction” and includes contributions by Luis Juri (Argentina) and Nicola Diamond (UK). The preface was written by Hugo Bleichmar. The second edition, enlarged and revised was published in 2009 in response to an overwhelming demand from readers to have an updated version. The book includes chapters on parental dysfunction, couple relationships, bereavement, trauma, neurosciences, psychotherapy and mental health promotion. This book has played a seminal and key role in disseminating attachment theory in the Spanish speaking world and has been quoted widely. It is a text book for several universities and psychotherapy training courses in Spain and Latin America. |