From foremost authorities, this comprehensive work is widely recognized as the standard reference on attachment. Coverage includes the origins and development of attachment theory; biological and evolutionary perspectives; the role of attachment processes in personality, relationships, and mental health; and clinical applications with children, adults, couples, and families. Broad in scope, the volume is designed to help clinicians, students, and researchers become fully informed about one of the most important areas of research in contemporary psychology.

"I have used this volume successfully in a doctoral seminar in counseling. My students found it to be an excellent resource, one that they will keep on their bookshelves for years."-Richard Lanthier, PhD, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, The George Washington University

"The growth of attachment theory and research continues apace. This book is more than just a great help for scholarship and teaching--it has become indispensable. Show me a similar volume in any other field that so artfully integrates work on behavior, cognition, and emotion across such a wide range of ages and contexts! This is exactly what John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth hoped to set in train."-Everett Waters, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University

"This handbook documents the vibrancy and extraordinary breadth of attachment theory. No other theory has such an extensive conceptual span—from biology and lifespan development to emotion, relationships, psychopathology, and interventions. This volume is a 'must read' for graduate students and scholars who want to keep up with attachment theory's explosive run through the human sciences."-Harry Reis, PhD, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester