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International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience | ISSN: 1522-4821 | Volume: 20
July 25-26, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing
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World Congress on
Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Addiction as attachment
Kevin Coffey
University of Rochester, USA
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his presentation will discuss the relationship between attachment style and addictive behavior. Healthy attachment style
is significantly related to positive mental health. The work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth were groundbreaking in
shedding light on the importance of attachment in healthy development. There is now neuroscience evidence that supports
their findings. In addition to this presentation outlining the psychological relationship attachment style and addiction, it will
present the underlying neuroscience that supports this relationship. The presentation will offer recommendations regarding
treatment from an informed attachment perspective. This includes recommending the importance of group therapy. The
presentation will include numerous clinical examples that support the theory. Issues of cultural diversity will be reviewed as
well as future implications for this particular area of study.
Biography
Kevin Coffey has a master’s degree in Social Work and a doctorate in Counseling in Human Development. He has 28 years of working in behavioral health. He
currently runs the day to day operations of a mental health center and supervises 30 clinicians. He is an assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Roch-
ester Medical Center. He teaches in the University of Rochester Counseling Program and at Empire State College.
kevin_coffey@urmc.rochester.eduKevin Coffey, IJEMHHR 2018, Volume: 20
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C3-017