Attachment theory and the Bowlby Memorial Lecture -- a short history / Bernice Laschinger -- Introduction to the John Bowlby Memorial Conference 2003. Touch: attachment and the body / Kate White -- Intimate contact from birth / Colwyn Trevarthen -- The John Bowlby Memorial Lecture The body in clinical practice, part one: there's no such thing as a body / Susie Orbach -- The John Bowlby Memorial Lecture The body in clinical practice, part two: when touch comes to therapy / Susie Orbach -- Touch and the impact of trauma in therapeutic relationships with adults / Anne Aiyegbusi
Summary
Drawn from the Bowlby Memorial Lecture, founded in commemoration of the influential Dr John Bowlby, this volume explores issues of the body and the historically taboo subject of touch in psychoanalysis. It includes contributions from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including two papers presented by pioneering analyst Susie Orbach
