2025
An exploration of the relationship between ineffective modes of mentalization and difficulties related to borderline personality disorder: A network approach
Asztalos L, Senra H, O'Driscoll C, Feigenbaum J, Griem J, King-Casas B, Consortium L, Nolte T, Pratt R, Vaziri F, Montague R, Fonagy P. An exploration of the relationship between ineffective modes of mentalization and difficulties related to borderline personality disorder: A network approach. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 374: 225-234. PMID: 39798709, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBorderline personality disorderBorderline personality disorder diagnosisPersonality disorderMental modeInterpersonal functioningMixed Graphical ModelsClinical groupsStudy evaluated associationsHypermentalizationMentalHypomentalizationModerating variableSecondary data analysisMental challengesDisordersNetwork analysis approachSignificant linkCross-sectional secondary data analysisIndividualsBorderlineDifficultiesMASCCommunity groupsHypothesisGroup
2024
Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescent Depression.
Luyten P, Malcorps S, Fonagy P. Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescent Depression. Psychodynamic Psychiatry 2024, 52: 490-511. PMID: 39679698, DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2024.52.4.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMentalization-based treatmentHistory of attachment traumaSeverity of depressionTreatment of depressionTreatment of adolescentsMental health problemsLong-term impairmentAttachment traumaAdolescent depressionPsychological interventionsMental perspectiveDepressionAdolescentsMental approachSpectrum of severityMentalMeta-analysesSevere endHealth problemsRelated problemsEmpirical evidenceImpairmentPersonsThoughtsTreatmentMentalizing, Epistemic Trust, and the Active Ingredients of Psychotherapy.
Campbell C, Kumpasoğlu G, Fonagy P. Mentalizing, Epistemic Trust, and the Active Ingredients of Psychotherapy. Psychodynamic Psychiatry 2024, 52: 435-451. PMID: 39679701, DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2024.52.4.435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpistemic trustActive ingredients of psychotherapyModels of psychopathologyTheory of mentalizationAssociated with difficultiesPsychotherapeutic approachesPsychotherapeutic interventionsOstensive cuesPsychological disordersDevelopmental trajectoriesMental failureDevelopmental theorySocial functioningCaregiver interactionsEpistemic disruptionMentalTherapeutic settingPsychotherapyIndividual's abilitySocial experienceSocial environmentEvolutionary theoryCultural transmissionMental modelsPsychopathologyMentalization-Based Work with Families.
Asen E, Bleiberg E, Fonagy P. Mentalization-Based Work with Families. Psychodynamic Psychiatry 2024, 52: 563-583. PMID: 39679704, DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2024.52.4.563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWorking with Parents: A Mentalization-Based Framework.
Malberg N. Working with Parents: A Mentalization-Based Framework. Psychodynamic Psychiatry 2024, 52: 473-489. PMID: 39679707, DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2024.52.4.473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalizing psychiatric training
Fonagy P. Mentalizing psychiatric training. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2024, 149: 173-176. PMID: 38320854, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollective selfhood as a psychically necessary illusion
Fonagy P, Campbell C. Collective selfhood as a psychically necessary illusion. Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2024, 47: e178. PMID: 39743809, DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x24000633.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Beyond Mentalizing: Epistemic Trust and the Transmission of Culture
Fonagy P, Allison E. Beyond Mentalizing: Epistemic Trust and the Transmission of Culture. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly 2023, 92: 599-640. PMID: 38095858, DOI: 10.1080/00332828.2023.2290023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpistemic trustCultural transmissionInterpersonal originsInterpersonal processesPsychological stateExperience of trustMentalizingPsychic changeLifelong impactPsychoanalytic processEssential humanityHuman cultureClinical implicationsTransmission of cultureTrustHuman beingsHelplessnessPsychoanalysisMothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions
Lowell A, DeCoste C, Dalton R, Dias H, Borelli J, Martino S, McMahon T, Suchman N. Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 142-165. PMID: 36862381, PMCID: PMC10050102, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersResearch cliniciansCommunity-based cliniciansRandomized efficacy trialMonths of ageSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsEfficacy trialsUse disordersPrior trialsChildren 11Clarity of cuesUse outcomesTrialsCliniciansMothersParenting interventionsInterventionService gapsMental statesEfficacyAddiction counselorsAddictionSame degreeChild's mental statesTraining home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out
Peacock‐Chambers E, Clark M, Moran M, Lowell A, Zayde A. Training home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 184-199. PMID: 36807353, PMCID: PMC10084677, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansMentalizationMothersPreceptorshipQualitative ResearchSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsAttachment-based interventionsClinical trainingParent-child outcomesCommunity-based counselorsEvidence-based interventionsChild attachmentMental statesTraining componentSubstance useClinical supervisionHome visitorsQualitative case studyTrainingCommunity settingsCounselorsHigh-quality trainingInterventionInside OutQualitative methodsSupervised caseFurther researchMain themesCore componentResearchDepression
2020
Thinking about Others’ Minds: Mental State Inference in Boys with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits
Roberts R, McCrory E, Bird G, Sharp M, Roberts L, Viding E. Thinking about Others’ Minds: Mental State Inference in Boys with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2020, 48: 1279-1290. PMID: 32632744, PMCID: PMC7445196, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00664-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental state inferencesSocial judgment taskConduct problemsState inferenceMental statesCP/HCUCallous-unemotional traitsMind-related commentsSocial cognitionJudgment taskIntact abilityAntisocial actionsUnemotional TraitsPeople's thoughtsDifferent mindsGroup differencesMore difficultyBest friendTaskMindBoysNew measureDifferent aspectsThoughtCognitionWhen do mothers' executive functions contribute to their representations of their child's mind? A contextual view on parental reflective functioning and mind-mindedness.
Yatziv T, Kessler Y, Atzaba-Poria N. When do mothers' executive functions contribute to their representations of their child's mind? A contextual view on parental reflective functioning and mind-mindedness. Developmental Psychology 2020, 56: 1191-1206. PMID: 32338933, DOI: 10.1037/dev0000931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionParental reflective functioningReflective functioningChild's mindMental statesEF tasksFull-term childrenSpontaneous attributionsStressful contextsMaternal mentalizationParents' capacityPreschool childrenContextual viewMindChildrenFunctioningPreterm groupMentalizationCoparentingMothersAutomaticityAttributionPerceptionDissatisfactionTask
2019
The Herts and Minds study: feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Mentalization-Based Treatment versus usual care to support the wellbeing of children in foster care
Midgley N, Besser S, Fearon P, Wyatt S, Byford S, Wellsted D. The Herts and Minds study: feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Mentalization-Based Treatment versus usual care to support the wellbeing of children in foster care. BMC Psychiatry 2019, 19: 215. PMID: 31291923, PMCID: PMC6617562, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2196-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy effect sizeUsual clinical careMentalization-based therapyMental health practitionersAppropriate primary outcome measureHealth practitionersPsychological therapiesPrimary outcome measureMental health servicesTiming of assessmentEffect sizeUsual careFeasibility RCTClinical trialsOutcome measuresStudy uptakeClinical careRCTsHealth servicesTherapyFoster careTrialsCareDifficulties QuestionnairePhase IINarrative Coherence in Adolescence: Relations With Attachment, Mentalization, and Psychopathology
Lind M, Vanwoerden S, Penner F, Sharp C. Narrative Coherence in Adolescence: Relations With Attachment, Mentalization, and Psychopathology. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2019, 102: 380-389. PMID: 30990340, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2019.1574805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment securityNarrative coherenceChild Attachment InterviewSerious psychological difficultiesSocial cognitive constructsHigher attachment securityCoherent narrativeLess externalizing problemsAttachment InterviewAttachment narrativesPsychological difficultiesExternalizing problemsInpatient adolescentsDevelopmental trajectoriesMentalizationPast eventsExternalizing pathologyAdolescentsAdolescenceLess researchGender differencesPsychopathologyStrongest predictorIndividualsInternalizing
2018
What’s going on in my baby’s mind? Mothers’ executive functions contribute to individual differences in maternal mentalization during mother-infant interactions
Yatziv T, Kessler Y, Atzaba-Poria N. What’s going on in my baby’s mind? Mothers’ executive functions contribute to individual differences in maternal mentalization during mother-infant interactions. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0207869. PMID: 30500853, PMCID: PMC6267990, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant interactionExecutive functionResponse inhibitionMaternal mentalizationFree-play interactionsMemory updatingCognitive mechanismsInfant-related factorsCognitive tasksPsychological agentIndividual differencesStressful contextsChild temperamentInfant temperamentBaby's mindPlay interactionsInfant behaviorMother's capacityMentalizationTemperamentChildrenMothers' resistanceMindParentingFull-term infantsLighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment
Byrne G, Sleed M, Midgley N, Fearon P, Mein C, Bateman A, Fonagy P. Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 24: 680-693. PMID: 30387373, DOI: 10.1177/1359104518807741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMentalization-based treatmentChild maltreatmentInner worldChild's inner worldPilot evaluationParenting ProgramAntisocial personality disorderSensitive caregivingParents' capacityChild developmentRisk of maltreatmentMaltreatmentPersonality disorderParentsChildrenHarmful responsesCaregivingRelationshipMisunderstandingTreatmentProgramCuriosityDisordersInterventionAttachment
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