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Published Online: 1983, pp. 165–307

Healing Factors of Psychiatry in Light of Attachment Theory

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Bowlby’s attachment theory describes secure attachment to a parental figure as necessary for normal development. Without secure attachment during formative years, adults are chronically anxious about the availability of others when needed. Psychotherapy has features which change such anxious attachment to secure attachment, allowing the patient to change his world.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 235 - 244
PubMed: 6869628

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Published in print: 1983, pp. 165–307
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Bruce A. Jones, M.D.*

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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210.

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