ABSTRACT
We have seen how attachment patterns can contribute to problems in both bereaved and non-bereaved people. In this chapter we consider the question: Are the problematic patterns of insecure attachment that have emerged from this study sometimes so distinctive, severe and disabling as to justify the designation of a diagnosis of attachment disorder? If so, how do they equate with established psychiatric diagnoses? (Details of the statistical analysis relevant to these questions are given in Appendix 17.)
