Defensive detachment:
- Freud, S. (1901). Psychopathology of Everyday Life, W. W. Norton & Company
- Freud, A. (1971). Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (The Writings of Anna Freud, Vol 2) International Universities Press
- Bowlby, J. (1999). [1969]. Attachment. Attachment and Loss (vol. 1) (2nd ed.). New York: Basic Books.
- Bowlby, J. (1980). Loss: Sadness & Depression. Attachment and Loss (vol. 3); (International psycho-analytical library no.109). London: Hogarth Press.
- Clarke, A. J. (1998). Defense Mechanisms in Counseling Process. Sage Publications
Troubling symptoms and syndromes arising from defensive detachment:
- Freud, S. (1901). Psychopathology of Everyday Life, W. W. Norton & Company
- Freud, A. (1971). Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (The Writings of Anna Freud, Vol 2) International Universities Press
- Bowlby, J. (1980). Loss: Sadness & Depression. Attachment and Loss (vol. 3); (International psycho-analytical library no.109). London: Hogarth Press.
- Ainsworth, M. (1978). Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation. Erlbaum.
Defensive re-attachment
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Bly, R. (1977). The Sibling Society. New York: Vintage Books.
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Coleman, J. (1961). The Adolescent Society. New York: Free Press.
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Neufeld, G., and Maté, G. (2013). Hold on to your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter more than Peers. Random House.
Addressing defensive detachment
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Fisher, H. (1992). Anatomy of Love. Ballantine Books.
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Ainsworth, M. and Bowlby, J. 1965. Child Care and the Growth of Love. Penguin Books.
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Bowlby, J. (1982). Attachment, Second Edition, Basic Books.