Restoring Mentalizing in Attachment Relationships

In Restoring Mentalizing in Attachment Relationships: Treating Trauma With Plain Old Therapy, Jon G. Allen, Ph.D., argues that the incorporation of mentalizing into attachment theory and research provides a solid foundation for trauma treatment, and offers therapists and patients a pathway to recovery. In plain language accessible to clinicians and laypeople alike, Allen describes trauma in attachment relationships, reviews the literature, and makes a compelling, evidence-based argument for the efficacy of psychotherapy. Specifically, the book: ¿ Presents a comprehensive view of attachment trauma across diverse diagnostic conditions, directly linking these to the psychotherapeutic interventions that work best.¿ Allows therapists from different theoretical frameworks, by using these best practices, to treat patients with a wide range of problems and disorders.¿ Situates mindfulness and mentalizing as central to secure attachment, focusing clinicians' attention on these most critical dimensions of healing relationships.¿ Provides a thorough review of the research on attachment, mindfulness, and mentalizing, and evaluates the effectiveness of the most popular trauma treatments, thereby equipping clinicians to treat patients across the spectrum of trauma-related psychiatric disorders.¿ Employs a down-to-earth, conversational writing style that makes the book accessible to patients and family members as well as to professionals.

About the AuthorForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: Attachment Trauma and Psychiatric DisordersChapter 1. Attachment, Mentalizing, and TraumaChapter 2. Posttraumatic Stress and Dissociative DisordersChapter 3. Complex Traumatic Stress DisordersPART II: Treatment and HealingChapter 4. Evidence-Based TreatmentsChapter 5. Plain Old TherapyChapter 6. Existential-Spiritual PerspectivesReferencesIndex