Attachment, Addictions and Personality Disorders
The last decades have seen a substantial growth in studies on attachment and addictions. Similarly, the last decades have seen a substantial growth in studies on attachment and personality disorders. Despite, methodological problems, the link between insecure attachment and addictions today is well established. Attachment Theory describes different patterns based on different experiences in attachment relationships. Many of our patients are found incidentally to have addictions, others directly seek help for their addictions, and still others require specialized treatment centres. In all walks of life, and in all venues of work we encounter patients with substance abuse and addictions. Attachment Theory will provide us some avenues of understanding.Insecure attachments combined with early trauma provide the substrate for the development of personality disorders, and paths to difficulties in emotional regulation.
In this webinar, Dr Joan Haliburn will be discussing Attachment Strategies in more depth and the role of insecure attachments in substance use, polysubstance abuse, overeating, binge-eating and loss of control of eating as in aberrant patterns that characterize the binge-purge subtypes of anorexia nervosa-bulimia nervosa, and their compensatory behaviours.
VENUE: Online Webinar. Includes access to video recording for 30 days, excluding clinical video observation content.
DATE: Saturday, 15th June, 2024.
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Sydney/Melbourne Time).
PRICE: 79.99
CPD Certificate: 1.5 hours (80% of Live Webinar required)
About Dr Joan Haliburn: Dr Joan Haliburn is a Consultant Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatrist, trained in the Conversational Model of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, in the Systems Model of Family Therapy and in Attachment Strange Situation. She is in private practice and is a faculty member of the Complex Trauma Training Unit, University of Sydney at Westmead Clinical School. She has been involved in psychotherapy research and writing since graduating in 1987. Her most recent book ‘An Integrated Approach to Short Term Dynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A Clinician’s Guide’ 2017 is used in the short-term therapy training course. She has also co-edited “Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia” 2019 and has authored numerous papers in local and international journals.
About eiseEducation: eiseEducation delivers exceptional webinars, short courses, and professional development training to the mental health, social services & community services sector across Australia & New Zealand. Find out more at eiseEducation.com
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