Bindung in Psychologie und Medizin

The numerous findings on the development of attachment that have been published in the field of developmental psychology over many decades, along with the attachment theory developed by John Bowlby, are now also being accepted in clinical psychology, psychotherapy and medicine. This handbook sums up the findings on the importance of attachment in various phases of life, as well as the result of clinical research on attachment in relation to psychological and physical disturbances. The special relevance of the theory lies in its fields of application - in prevention and in psychotherapy in various treatment settings.



Prof. Bernhard Strauss, Dipl.-Psych., psychological psychotherapist, is Director of the Institute of Psychosocial Medicine and Psychotherapy at Jena University Hospital, where he represents the disciplines of medical psychology, medical sociology, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy.

Prof. Henning Schauenburg is a medical doctor working in neurology and psychiatry, as well as psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, is also a psychoanalyst (German Association for Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Depth Psychology, DGPT). He is Deputy Medical Director of the Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics at the University of Heidelberg.