From insecure attachment to (partial) inter‐subjectivity (fearful aloneness to safely being with others)

Abstract

This single case study design describes the process in the care and treatment of Martin, a 28‐year‐old man with a learning disability and a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder within a medium secure unit for people with learning disabilities and associated difficulties. The purpose of this project was to make clear the links between understanding the personal phenomenology through formulation and therapy and the usefulness of this ‘knowledge’ in helping to guide difficulties, impasse and nurture positive relationships. The central theory underpinning treatment was cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), with an emphasis on the relational components and shared formulation.

Citation

Clayton, P. (2010), "From insecure attachment to (partial) inter‐subjectivity (fearful aloneness to safely being with others)", Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 33-43. https://doi.org/10.5042/jldob.2010.0176