This volume is the outcome of a conference for developmental researchers and clinicians to explore the implications of knowledge of attachment. Approaches to the understanding of clinical topics such as child abuse, adolescent suicide, dissociation and false memory are outlined. The volume should serve a valuable resource for attachment researchers as well as a comprehensive overview for other professionals.

At a historic conference in Toronto in October 1993, developmental researchers and clinicians came together for the first time to explore the implications of current knowledge of attachment. This volume is the outcome of their labors. It offers innovative approaches to the understanding of such diverse clinical topics as child abuse, borderline personality disorder, dissociation, adolescent suicide, treatment responsiveness, false memory, narrative competence, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma.