title: Multicultural considerations for the application of attachment theory.
abstract: Attachment styles impact relationships. Research illustrates the importance of attachment from infancy to adulthood across all cultures. The focus of this paper is to explore attachment theory within the context of the therapeutic process with the inclusion of multicultural implications.
authors.affiliation: Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA. donalee@fdu.edu
authors.forename: Donalee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Yolanda Hawkins
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: Kalindi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapadia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000523:psychology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009769:Object Attachment; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy