The American Journal of Psychoanalysis

, Volume 75, Issue 3, pp 320–332 | Cite as

Arieti and Bowlby: convergence and direct influence

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Abstract

Arieti was a great specialist of schizophrenia and Bowlby was the initiator of attachment theory. Working independently on the two sides of the Atlantic, they converged on a range of topics, such as evolutionary theory, mourning, trauma, violence, and therapy as art and science. Later, Bowlby exerted a direct influence on Arieti, which Arieti acknowledged in his Love Can Be Found. Finally, the two authors cooperated in the second edition of the American Handbook of Psychiatry.

Keywords

Arieti Bowlby evolution mourning trauma violence 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.MilanoItaly

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