October 29, 2026
“In severe depression, attachment eased alongside recovery but did not lead it, so the question becomes when to work on attachment, not whether.”
“When a patient after a suicide attempt starts to feel clingy, name your own irritation first, then offer a predictable time for the next contact instead of shortening it.”
“After interpersonal harm, a raised anxiety score with ordinary avoidance tells you what the client will watch for in the therapeutic relationship.”
“Before repeating "attachment disorder" in a report, describe whom the child turns to for comfort and how the current carer responds.”
“A federal tier answers whether a programme can be paid for; the outcome table answers what it changed, for whom and against what.”
“A child who suffered most in a harsh family may be the one who gains most from good care, and that is worth saying to the adult that child became.”