On the other hand, if one doesn't have support from family, friends, community, etc., then all the therapy in the world can't make up for that. And if attachment trauma is not effectively treated or otherwise corrected before a person becomes an adult, then as was suggested earlier, it can morph into a personality disorder. And, as we know, people with personality disorders can find it hard to do their part in maintaining relationships with family, friends, and community.

In addition, if the current therapy for attachment trauma is iffy and can sometimes lead to the client being more distressed and dysfuntional than they were before they entered treatment, as has been reported (though frequently dismissed) here on PC, then I would suggest that there is more than just screening that the MH industry needs to catch up on.

I first entered therapy back in the day when psychodynamic was the only model for therapy and attachment theory and antidepressant drugs were both unknown. I've rarely been prescribed or taken drugs. I've stayed mostly on the psychodynamic path when I felt I needed help -- it still seems to me that that offers the best chance for "healing". It's just so chancy and, by definition (the concept of the unconscious is key in psychodynamic therapy), you don't know what you're getting into until you get into it.