March/April 2011

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

This issue is noteworthy not only for its subject—tracking the influence of attachment research on psychotherapy theory and practice—but also because it demonstrates how the Networker has evolved as a forum for discussion and debate within our field.

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Attuned Therapist

The Attuned Therapist

Does Attachment Theory Really Matter?

Mary Sykes Wylie & Lynn Turner

In recent years, attachment theory, with its emphasis on early bonding, connection and relationship, has exerted as much influence over the field of psychotherapy as any other perspective. Why then do some critics believe that it's sending therapists off on the wrong track? Read More
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

Are We Too Attached?

Jerome Kagan

While therapists may consider some intuitively appealing ideas about human development---like attachment theory---beyond dispute, the researcher's job is to challenge unproven explanations shaped more by our biases and preconceptions than by hard evidence. Read More
The Verdict

The Verdict Is In

The Case for Attachment Theory

Dan Siegel

Fifty years of research has confirmed that the emotional quality of our earliest attachment relationships is central to our well-being as adults. Read More

Extra Feature

The Nightgown

The Nightgown

In Search of the Answerman

Bruce Jay Friedman

A determined patient searches for therapeutic insight from an unlikely source. Read More