Recommended reading
These books and journal articles explain the most important aspects of attachment in adults and children, child maltreatment, treatment approaches, parenting and related social issues.
- Achor, S. (2010). The happiness advantage. New York: Crown.
- Ainsworth, M.D.S., Blehar, M.C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
- American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.
- Arden, J.B., & Linford, L. (2009). Brain-based therapy for children and adolescents. New York: Wiley.
- Badenoch, B. (2008). Being a brain-wise therapist: A practical guide to interpersonal neurobiology. W.W. Norton & Company: New York.
- Baylin, J., & Hughes, D. (2012). Brain-based parenting. Psychotherapy Networker, 36(1), 38-57.
- Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss. Vol. I: Attachment. New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (l973) Attachment and loss: Vol. 2. Separation, anxiety and anger. New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (l980) Attachment and loss: Vol. 3. Loss, sadness and depression. New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (1988a). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. New York: Basic Books.
- Brazelton, T.B., & Cramer, B.G. (1990). The earliest relationship. New York: Addison-Wesley.
- Bremmer, J.D. (2002). Does stress damage the brain? New York: W.W. Norton.
- Cohen, J. (2013). The hell of American day care. The New Republic, April 29, 2013, 20-27.
- Cozolino, L. (2006). The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing brain. New York: Norton.
- D’Andrea, W., Ford, J., Stolbach, B., & van der Kolk. B. (2012). Understanding interpersonal trauma in children. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82,187-200.
- Dozier, M., Lindhiem, O., & Ackerman, J. P. (2005). Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up: An intervention targeting empirically identified needs of foster infants. In L. J. Berlin, Y. Ziv, L. Amaya-Jackson, & M. T. Greenberg (Eds.), Enhancing early attachments: Theory, research, intervention, and policy (pp. 178-194). New York: Guilford Press.
- Field, T. (2010). Touch for socioemotional and physical well-being: A review. Developmental Review, 30, 367-383.
- Foa, E.B., Hembree, E.A., & Rothbaum, B.O. (2007). Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD: Emotional processing of traumatic experiences therapist guide (Treatments that work). Oxford University Press: USA.
- Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence. New York: Bantam.
- Gottman, J.M. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. New York: Three Rivers Press.
- Greenspan, S. (1999). Building healthy minds: The six experiences that create intelligence and emotional growth in babies and young children. Cambridge: Perseus Books.
- Herman, J. (1992). Trauma and recovery. New York: Basic Books.
- Hughes, D. (1997). Facilitating developmental attachment. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.
- Hughes, D.A. (2007). Attachment-focused family therapy. New York: Norton
- Johnson, S. (2002). Emotionally-focused couples therapy with trauma survivors: Strengthening attachment bonds. New York: Guildford Press.
- Johnson, S. (2008). Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love. New York: Little, Brown & Company.
- Johnson, S.M., & Whiffen, V.E. (Eds.) (2003). Attachment processes in couple and family therapy. New York: Guilford.
- Karen, R. (1994). Becoming attached. New York: Warner Books.
- Kendall-Tackett, K. (2009). Psychological trauma and physical health. Psychological Trauma, 1, 35-48.
- Levine, A. & Heller, R. (2010). Attached: The new science of adult attachment. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.
- Levy, T. (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of attachment interventions. San Diego: Academic Press.
- Levy, T. & Orlans, M. (2000a). Attachment disorder as an antecedent to violence and antisocial patterns in children. In T. Levy (Ed.), Handbook of attachment interventions (pp.1-26). San Diego: Academic Press.
- Levy, T. & Orlans, M. (2000b). Attachment disorder and the adoptive family. In T. Levy (Ed.), Handbook of attachment interventions (pp. 243-259). San Diego: Academic Press.
- Levy, T. & Orlans, M. (1999). Kids who kill: Attachment disorder, antisocial personality and violence. The Forensic Examiner, 8 (3 & 4).
- Levy, T. & Orlans, M. (1998). Attachment, trauma and healing: Understanding and treating attachment disorder in children and families. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press.
- Levy, T. & Orlans, M. (1995). Intensive short-term therapy with attachment disordered children. In L. VandeCreek, S. Knapp & T.L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book, Vol 14 (pp. 227-251). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.
- Lewis, T., Amini, F. & Lannon, R. (2000). A general theory of love. New York: Vintage Books.
- Lopez, S. L. & Snyder, C.R. (2009). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Mikulincer, M. & Shaver, P. R. (2007). Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change. New York: Guilford Press.
- Orlans, M. & Levy, T. (2006). Healing parents: Helping wounded children learn to trust and love. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America Press.
- Osofsky, J.D. (1995). The effects of exposure to violence on young children. American Psychologist, 50, 782-788.
- Osofsky, J.D. (Ed.). (2011). Clinical work with traumatized children. New York: Guilford Press.
- Perry, B., & Szalavitz, M. (2010). Born for love. Harper, New York.
- Perry, B. D. (1995). Incubated in terror: Neurodevelopmental factors in the ‘cycle of violence.’ In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children, youth, and violence (pp. 45-63). New York: Guilford.
- Peterson, C. (2006). A Primer in Positive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Pruett, K. (2001). Fatherneed: Why father care is as essential as mother care for your child. New York: Free Press.
- Rath, T. & Harter, J. (2010). Well-being: The five essential elements. New York: Gallup Press.
- Rice, K., & Groves, B. (2005). Hope and healing: A caregiver’s guide to helping young children affected by trauma. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE Press.
- Rutter, M. (2008). Implications of attachment theory and research for child care policies. In. J. Cassidy, P.R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of Attachment, (pp. 958-974), New York: Guilford Press.
- Schore, A.N. (2012). The science and the art of psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
- Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic happiness. New York: Free Press.
- Shonkoff, J.P. & Phillips, D.A. (Eds.). (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.
- Siegel, D. (1999). The developing mind: Toward a neurobiology of interpersonal experience. New York: Guilford Press.
- Siegel, D. (2007). The mindful brain: Reflection and attunement in the cultivation of well-being. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
- Siegel, D.J., & Hartzell, M. (2003). Parenting from the inside out. New York: Tarcher/Putnam.
- Sroufe, A., Egeland, B., Carlson, E., & Collins, W. A. (2005). The development of the person: The Minnesota study of risk and adaptation from birth to adulthood. New York: Guilford Press.
- Vaillant, G.E. (2002). Aging well: Surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development. New York: Little, Brown & Company.
- van der Kolk, B. (1996). The complexity of adaptation to trauma. In van der Kolk, B., McFarlane, A.C., & Weisaeth, L. (Eds.), Traumatic stress (pp. 182-213). New York: Guilford Press.
- van der Kolk, B.A. (2003). The neurobiology of childhood trauma and abuse. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 12, 293-317.
- Verny T., & Kelly J. (1981). The secret life of the unborn child. New York: Delta Publishing.
- Verrier, N. (1993). Primal wound. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press.
- Zero to Three (1994). Diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental Disorders in early childhood. Arlington, VA: Zero to Three/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs.