Attachment theory has made a huge contribution to psychoanalysis, and in this book, a distinguished group of contributors explore its important in cultural, clinical and social contexts. They explore how attachment can be understood across a range of different cultural contexts, identifying what is common across cultures and can vary within the range of secure attachment. This understanding of cultural variation is then applied to a range of clinical contexts, to enable psychoanalysts to work more effectively with patients from various backgrounds. The book also explores how differences in attachment can be reflected in changes in the brain, and how this can affect clinical practice.

Sonia Gojman-de-Millan is an Executive Committee member of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS) and a psychoanalyst in private practice in Mexico City.

Christian Herreman is the Director of ENSO and a psychoanalyst in private practice in Mexico City.

L. Alan Sroufe is Professor Emeritus of Child Psychology in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota.

Part I: Attachment, Theory and Research: Preface; 1 Attachment Theory: A Humanistic Approach for Research and Practice Alan Sroufe; 2 Applying Attachment Theory Across Cultures: What is General and What is Specific. German Posada & Jill M. Trumbell; 3 Unresolved Parental Trauma as Seen in the AAI Naomi I. Gribneau Bahm, Mary Main & Erik Hesse; 4 Attachment Research in a Mexican Village: Clinical and Social Implications Sonia Gojman de Millán, Salvador Millán, Guadalupe Sánchez & Patricia González; 5 Attachment Within the Context Of a Cooperative and Sharing Mind Mauricio Cortina; 6 Institutional Deprivation in Early Childhood: Attachment and Recovery Charles Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox & Charles A. Nelson Part II Clinical: 7 Attachment and the Developing Brain: Implications for Mindful Therapy Daniel Siegel; 8 Minding the baby®: the impact of threat on the mother-baby and mother-clinician relationship Arietta Slade, Nancy Close, Tanika Simpson, Denise Webb & Sarah Fitzpatrick; 9 Attachment, trauma and reality: Clinical integrations in the treatment of young children. Alicia Lieberman; 10 Attachment & complex trauma: an intervention program for institutionalized infants (0 to 4 years) Felipe Lecannelier; Appendix.