The Handbook of Mentalization-Based Treatment (Paperback)

Four sections will cover Conceptual Foundations, Developmental Psychopathology, Intervention and Prevention. A biopsychosocial approach will be used, integrating new research in neuroimaging with psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives. Clinical issues covered will include parent–child interactions, personality disorders, traumatic brain injury, bullying and at–risk children.

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Mentalizing entails attending to mental states in oneself and others – in brief, holding mind in mind. It is crucial to interpersonal relationships as well as self–awareness and self–regulation, and all psychotherapeutic approaches depend on mentalizing capacity. 

In this comprehensive volume, Jon Allen and Peter Fonagy bring together an international group of experts to clarify the concept of mentalization, review current research and knowledge, and explore its diverse clinical applications. Particular attention is devoted to impaired mentalizing in childhood disorders as well as borderline personality disorder, and contributors relate mentalization–focused treatment to established treatments such as psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioural therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy. Authors describe how to implement a focus on mentalizing in several applications, including parenting of high–risk infants, family therapy with children and adolescents, prevention of bullying in schools, specialized inpatient treatment, psychoeducational groups for patients and family members, and therapist training.

The Handbook of Mentalization–Based Treatment is a valuable resource for mental health practitioners from a variety of professional disciplines, including psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, and nurses. It will also be of interest to academics engaged in research in the field of mentalization and attachment.

Contributors

Jon G. Allen, PhD, USA

Anthony W. Bateman, UK

Throstur Bjorgvinsson, USA

Efrain Bleiberg, USA

Susan Coates, USA

Pasco Fearon, UK

Peter Fonagy, UK

Glen O. Gabbard, USA

John Hart, USA

Jeremy Holmes, UK

G. Toby G. Haslam–Hopwood, USA

Lisa Lewis, USA

Melissa Martinez, USA

Linda C. Mayes, USA

Jacqueline C. McGregor, USA

Robert Michels, USA

Lisa A. Miller, USA

Richard L. Munich, USA

Lois S. Sadler PhD, USA

John Sargent, USA

Carla Sharp, USA

Arietta Slade, USA

April Stein, USA

Helen Stein, USA

Mary Target, UK

Stuart Twemlow, USA

Laurel L. Williams, USA

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