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Attachment narrative therapy: integrating ideas from narrative and attachment theory in systemic family therapy with eating disorders
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This paper proposes that recent developments in attachment theory, especially the move to the study of representations, offers some helpful new directions for systemic family therapy. Some of the findings of a close association between early attachment experiences and the coherence of the narratives are reviewed. It is suggested that this offers a useful link for systemic approaches in showing how early interactions in families promote not only particular emotional attachment patterns, but also shape the content and style of the narratives that are formed. These implications are then explored in the context of work with anorexia nervosa. It is suggested that commonly observed patterns, such as avoidance of conflict and apparent difficulties in discussing relationships and feelings, is consistent with transgenerational experiences of insecure/avoidant attachments. Some implications for systemic therapy with families are outlined and an illustrative case study is offered.
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“The papers by Dallos [90], Lainson [83], Brown, Weber & Ali [78] and Brown [77] extended on this to postulate that the problem likely develops to meet an internal need, whether this be an individual/personal need (e.g., for control, to gain a sense of self-worth), outstanding attachment needs within the family, and/or to meet broader societal expectations (e.g., to be seen as thin or feminine).”
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“Robbins & Pehrsson [89] and Dallos [90] emphasised the importance of establishing safety, trust and security in the therapeutic relationship, particularly within the early stages of treatment.”
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“This was done through developing and naming counter-narratives that more flexibly described the person’s experience [61, 74, 79, 85, 86, 90, 101–103].”
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- Authors
- Dallos, R.
- Venue
- Journal of Family Therapy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-01-22
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-65
- ISSN
- 0163-4445
- 1467-6427
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 3
- Language
- en
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