The book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love, has received much acclaim, with positive reviews in widely circulated magazines such as Newsweek, Time, and Scientific American. Over the last half-century thousands of researchers worldwide have studied attachment theory. The scientific literature is vast and difficult to keep up with, even for attachment theory academics. The general psychodynamic psychiatrist welcomes review articles and even small excerpts of articles that concisely summarize the basic principles and clinical relevance of attachment theory