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Attachment-based family therapy: Theory, clinical model, outcomes, and process research
Journal of affective disorders, v 294
01 Nov 2021
PMID: 34304083
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Abstract
Attachment-based family therapy (ABFT; Diamond G.S. et al., 2014) is an empirically supported treatment designed to capitalize on the innate, biologically based, caregiving instinct and adolescent need for attachment security. This therapy is grounded in attachment and emotional processing theory and provides an interpersonal, process-oriented, trauma-informed approach to treating adolescents struggling with suicide and associated problems such as depression and trauma. ABFT offers a clear structure and road map to help therapists quickly address the attachment ruptures that lie at the core of family conflict, which can fuel adolescent distress. Several clinical trials and process studies have demonstrated empirical support for the model and its proposed mechanisms of change. In this paper, we provide an overview of the theories underlying the model, the clinical strategies that guide the treatment, the outcome research that demonstrates efficacy, and the process research that explores the proposed mechanisms of change.
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- Title
- Attachment-based family therapy: Theory, clinical model, outcomes, and process research
- Creators
- Guy Diamond - Drexel UniversityGary M. Diamond - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevSuzanne Levy - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of affective disorders, v 294
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Couple and Family Therapy [Historical]; Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000691677100040
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85111853246
- Other Identifier
- 991019169592804721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry