caa a22 4500 606211438 CHVBK 20210128101038.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10615-014-0502-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10615-014-0502-5 Attachment, A Matter of Substance: The Potential of Attachment Theory in the Treatment of Addictions [Elektronische Daten] [Kara Fletcher, Jennifer Nutton, Denise Brend] In North America, substance abuse is a public health crisis with annual costs in the billions. Individuals suffer from substance use disorders for multiple years throughout their lifespan. This suggests that neither historical, community-based interventions, nor current, evidence-based behavioral modalities are successful in healing the causes of addiction. A growing corpus of research has established that traumatic early-childhood experiences and insecure attachments are both independent and interrelated risk factors for developing substance abuse disorders. An impressive literature is emerging exploring potential applications of attachment theory-informed intervention. There has yet to be widespread adoption of such techniques. By examining the scholarly literature, this paper synthesizes existing work on attachment theory in the treatment of substance use disorders. A clinical case application is provided to highlight the potential for attachment-informed therapy. Recommendations for using attachment-informed approaches in the treatment of substance use disorders with various groups are offered. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Attachment nationallicence Substance use disorder nationallicence Addiction nationallicence Self-regulation nationallicence Treatment nationallicence Self-medication nationallicence Fletcher Kara School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut Nutton Jennifer School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut Brend Denise School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut Clinical Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 43/1(2015-03-01), 109-117 0091-1674 43:1<109 2015 43 10615 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-014-0502-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-014-0502-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fletcher Kara School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nutton Jennifer School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brend Denise School of Social Work, McGill University, 3506 University St., Room 300, H3A2A7, Montreal, QC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clinical Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 43/1(2015-03-01), 109-117 0091-1674 43:1<109 2015 43 10615