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Attachment and loss

Retrospect and prospect

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ID9053658
AuthorsJohn Bowlby (The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume52
Issue4
Pages664-678
Publication date1982-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1939-0025.1982.tb01456.x
PMID7148988
OpenAlexW2129526419
LanguageEN
Citations received684
References cited27

An historical sketch of the manner in which evidence has accumulated showing the ill effects of separation, loss, and maternal deprivation during the early years, and of how, in the light of this evidence, a new conceptual framework, often referred to as attachment theory, has been formulated for understanding personality development and psychopathology

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