When separation is prolonged, mental, emotional, and even biological scars are to be expected. Even if asylum seeking is a crime, separating children from their parents is a form of “kin punishment,” ...

Attachment styles are relational styles, not verdicts. When labels turn rigid, they harm rather than heal—missing the fluid, relational, and changeable nature of attachment.

A study conducted in Italy found that individuals with a fearful attachment pattern tended to exhibit stronger symptoms of love addiction. It is possible that fearful attachment increases separation ...

Involuntary separation from close social companions is widely held to lead to pathophysiological outcomes. Presumably, the relationship with, or category of, the separated individual determines the ...