This title provides an introduction to the Adult Attachment Interview and its use with a variety of therapeutic approaches, showing how the use of the AAI can enhance assessment and diagnosis, and facilitate treatment planning and progress monitoring. Chapters explore the contribution of the AAI with clients in parent-infant and parent-toddler therapy, and home visiting programs to assist parent-child relationships; essays additionally address the AAI and treating patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other metal health issues. Steele and Steele (both psychology, New School for Social Research) present 18 essays divided into five sections of the AAI in clinical context; intervention research with mothers, infants, and toddlers; parent- infant relationships, adolescents, and adults in psychotherapy; the AAI and trauma; and the AAI, foster care, and adoptive placements. Each section contains multiple essays that can be read as a group or individually. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)