This article is a portrait of Giovanni Liotti, eminent psychiatrist and
\nscholar of attachment theory who recently passed away. In this
\npaper, we recall some fundamental steps in his professional and
\npersonal life: Liotti\u2019s encounter and friendship with Bowlby; Liotti\u2019s
\nconstruction of a bridge between cognitive therapy (of which he
\nwas a pioneer) and attachment theory; the interest in attachment
\ndisorganization as a precursor of dissociative symptoms and syndromes
\nin adolescence and adulthood; his appreciation for Janet\u2019s
\nideas (which Liotti helped bring back to the attention of clinicians
\nand researchers) and his contribution in highlighting the role of real
\ntraumatic experiences in the development of psychopathology;
\nLiotti\u2019s attempt to go beyond attachment theory and formulate
\nfor the clinical context an evolutionary theory of motivation,
\nwhich analyzes di\ufb00erent interpersonal motivational systems
\nbeyond attachment and caregiving, an emphasizes in particular
\nthe importance of cooperation in psychotherapy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This article is a portrait of Giovanni Liotti, eminent psychiatrist and scholar of attachment theory who recently passed away. In this paper, we recall some fundamental steps in his professional and personal life: Liotti\u2019s encounter and friendship with Bowlby; Liotti\u2019s construction of a bridge between cognitive therapy (of which he was a pioneer) and attachment …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articoli"],"yoast_head":"\n