Attachment, trauma and the social environment
A bio-psycho-social perspective
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Carroll R (2001) An interview with Allan Schore – ‘the American Bowlby’ : HERE
Doidge, Norman (2007) The Brain that changes itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. ISBN 978-0-670-03830-5 (hc.) / ISBN 978-0-14-311310-2 (pbk.)
Folensbee, R (2007) The Neuroscience of Psychological Therapies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Johnson, R (2013) , Chapter 2: Perspectives from the biological sciences, in Johnson, R, with Haigh, R (Editors) : Complex trauma and its effects: perspectives on creating an environment for recovery Pavilion : HERE
The myth of the triune brain
For criticism of the 'tr-partite' (or 'triune') brain theory, see for example:
- A theory abandoned but still compelling (Yale School of Medicine) : HERE
- Debunking the Triune Brain: An Outdated and Inaccurate Model in Neuroscience? (LinkedIn) : HERE
- Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside : HERE
- Unlearning the Triune (3-part) Model of the Brain - It's a Myth?! (PACEsConnection) : HERE
- The Brain Is Adaptive Not Triune: How the Brain Responds to Threat, Challenge, and Change (Frontiers) : HERE
The Umwelt : HERE
Chapters
‘Psychologically Informed Environments from the ground up: Service design for complex needs : HERE
All other PIE publications : HERE

Chapters and content links
- Foreword
- Introduction : Full text coming soon.
- Three Models of the Origins of Homelessness : HERE
- Trauma is not the only psychology : HERE
- The Window of Tolerance, the Drama Triangle, and the Adjacent Possible : HERE
- Attachment, trauma and the social environment: COMING SOON
- Strengths, ambivalence and paradox: : HERE
- Pre-treatment : PIEs in the micro-social world : HERE
- Living in Temporary Accommodation : HERE
- Unfinished business: COMING SOON
- Afterthoughts : Full text coming soon.
- About the author : COMING SOON
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