Emotionally focused therapy: Attachment, connection, and health.
Curr Opin Psychol
; 43: 146-150, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1292671
ABSTRACT
In this review, we suggest attachment science as a framework for understanding the negative impact of loneliness and social disconnection on mental and physical health and for guiding the interventions of clinicians. We provide an overview of current findings linking loneliness and social isolation to mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, as well as to physical illnesses such as heart disease. We propose emotionally focused therapy for couples, families, and individuals to enhance the quality of people's emotional ties to significant others and their subjective sense of social connectedness. We conclude by suggesting that the strengthening of emotional, interpersonal bonds, which is the primary focus of all forms of emotionally focused therapy, can help restore emotional balance, thereby protecting people from chronic feelings of isolation and the host of health problems that they can cause.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Opin Psychol
Year:
2022
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Article
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