The relationship between insecure attachment and paranoia in psychosis: A systematic literature review.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings support the proposed role of attachment insecurity in the development and maintenance of paranoia in psychosis and highlight the need to address insecure attachment representations in the treatment of paranoia. PRACTITIONER POINTS: There is consistent evidence of associations between insecure attachment style and paranoia. Insecure anxious attachment is more consistently associated with paranoia than an insecure avoidant attachment. Associations between attachment and paranoia remain significant when key confounders are controlled for in the analyses. Interventions that address insecure attachment representations and promote a more secure attachment are likely to help reduce paranoia. PMID: 31390076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Br J Clin Psychol Source Type: research