Editing Attachment theory (section)

===Clinical practice in adults and families===
As attachment theory offers a broad, far-reaching view of human functioning, it can enrich a therapist's understanding of patients and the therapeutic relationship rather than dictate a particular form of treatment.<ref name="Slade 2008">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2008 |title=Attachment Theory and Research: Implications for the theory and practice of individual psychotherapy with adults |encyclopedia=Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research and Clinical Applications |publisher=Guilford Press |location=New York and London |pages=762–82 |isbn=978-1-59385-874-2 | vauthors = Slade A |veditors=Cassidy J, Shaver PR}}</ref> Some forms of [[Attachment-based psychotherapy|psychoanalysis-based therapy]] for adults—within [[relational psychoanalysis]] and other approaches—also incorporate attachment theory and patterns.<ref name="Slade 2008" /><ref name="Sable">{{cite book |title=Attachment & Adult Psychotherapy | vauthors = Sable P |publisher=Aaronson |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-7657-0284-5 |location=Northvale, NJ}}</ref>