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Felicity de Zulueta is an Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and an honorary senior lecturer in traumatic studies at Kings College London. She developed the Department of Psychotherapy at Charing Cross Hospital and the Traumatic Stress Service in the Maudsley, both specialised services working with adult men and women survivors of abuse and trauma. She has lectured based on her vast clinical experience, both nationally and internationally. She has a deep understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and other dissociative disorders. This book is not just an academic text but a compassionate examination of how pain and suffering can shape an individual's psyche, often leading to complex clinical presentations.
In this, her second book, Felicity de Zulueta, provides the reader with a well-documented analysis of the development of traumatic attachment. Inspired by the work of Professor Bob Johnson, a psychiatrist working with dangerous men in prison, she reveals her pioneering therapeutic procedure called the Trauma Attachment Induction Procedure (TAIP); she explains that the:
core aim is to create a situation where the patient, with the warm and caring presence of a therapist, can process and dissolve the link to the traumatic attachment formed through early childhood adverse experiences. (p. 17)
Healing the Fractured Mind by de Zulueta et al. is a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between trauma, attachment, and psychopathology, and introduces a hopeful account of the implications of psychological healing. The authors explain and explore, with clinical examples, the ways in which early attachment disruptions can lead to long-lasting trauma and psychological difficulties in adulthood. Drawing on a detailed blend of research, clinical case studies, and theoretical frameworks, the book offers a deep understanding of how these early expe