Why has Attachment not moved beyond theory outside academia—and why does it matter?
By: Pernille Juul Darling and Richard Bowlby
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2245-8875
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 38
Published on: Jul 14, 2026
Published by: Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry
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