Attachment in group psychotherapy / Cheri L. Marmarosh, Rayna D. Markin, Eric B. Spiegel.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-282) and index.

I. Theory and empirical research on attachment and group psychotherapy. An overview of attachment theory and its application to group psychotherapy -- Measuring group and dyadic adult attachment styles -- Attachment in individual and group psychotherapy: empirical findings -- II. Applications of attachment to group practice. Assembling the groups screening, placing, and preparing group members -- Processes that foster secure attachment in group psychotherapy -- Treating the preoccupied group member -- Treating the dismissing-avoidant group member -- Treating the fearful-avoidant group member -- Attachment and special group populations: eating disorders, substance abuse, and trauma -- Diversity in group psychotherapy: attachment, ethnicity, and race -- Attachment, loss, and termination in group psychotherapy -- In-depth clinical case studies: attachment theory and group psychotherapy -- Afterword: Closing reflections on attachment and group psychotherapy.