Loss of mentalizing leads to interpersonal and social problems, emotional variability, impulsivity, self-destructive behaviours, and violence. This practical guide on MBT treatment of personality disorders outlines the mentalizing model of borderline and antisocial personality disorders and how it translates into an effective clinical treatment.

Borderline Personality disorder is a severe personality dysfunction characterized by behavioural features such as impulsivity, identity disturbance, suicidal behaviour, emptiness, and intense and unstable relationships. Approximately 2% of the population are thought to meet the criteria for BPD. The authors of this volume - Anthony Bateman and Peter Fonagy - have developed a psychoanalytically oriented treatment to BPD known as mentalization treatment. With randomised controlled trialshaving shown this method to be effective, this book presents the first account of mentalization treatment for BPD. The first section gives an overview of BPD, including discussion of nosology, epidemiology, natural history, and psychosocial aetiology. It additionally summarises the present state of our research knowledge about effective psychotherapeutic treatments and use of medication. The second section outlines the authors' theoretical approach and contrasts it with other well known methods, including DBT, CAT, and CBT. In the extensive final section, the authors outline their clinical approach starting with how treatment is organised. A detailed account of the transferable features of the model is provided along with the main strategies and techniques of treatment. Numerous clinical examples are given to illustrate the core techniques and detailed information provided about how to apply aspects of the mentalization based treatment approach in everyday practice. Aimedat mental health professionals, along with counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychoanalysts, the book will be a valuable tool, providing an effective means of treating those suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.

Mentalizing - the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring the mental states that lie behind overt behavior - develops during childhood within the context of a secure attachment relationship. It is crucial to self-regulation and constructive, intimate relationships. Failure to retain mentalizing, particularly in the midst of emotional interactions, is a core problem in borderline personality disorder and results in severe emotional fluctuations,impulsivity, and vulnerability to interpersonal and social interactions. Mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder is a How to Do It book outlining a clinically proven treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. Containing illustrative clinical examples, it details precisely how to develop and implement treatment and is a companion to the highly successful book Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder - mentalization based treatment.This practical guide explains how to treat borderline patients by helping them develop a more robust mentalizing capacity within the context of an attachment relationship. It provides the practitioner with everything they need to know about how to practise mentalizing treatment in day patient and out-patient settings. Enough theory is provided to orientate the clinician and there is step-by-step practical advice on the assessment of mentalizing and interpersonal relationships, how to structuretreatment, the use of basic mentalizing interventions and how to apply them, as well as information on what not to do. In addition, it includes a check list to be used in the assessment of mentalizing and a self-rating exercise for practitioners to evaluate their adherence tomentalizing.

This is the first comprehensive manual for mentalization-based group therapy. The author has developed the manual in close cooperation with Anthony Bateman and a team of group analysts. It covers all the aspects of MBT which are necessary to produce an informed and qualified group therapist.

Mеntаlіzіng іѕ the ability tо bе аwаrе оf whаt'ѕ going on іn your mind аnd what's gоіng оn іn оthеrѕ' minds - аnd bеіng curious аbоut this рrосеѕѕ. When you can mentalize, you see оthеrѕ frоm thе inside аnd yourself frоm the outside, mеаnіng, you have аwаrеnеѕѕ of hоw уоu аrе behaving аnd hоw реорlе experience you, аnd уоu саn аntісіраtе how реорlе are fееlіng оn thе іnѕіdе. Yоu аlѕо undеrѕtаnd mіѕundеrѕtаndіng - appreciating thаt there mау hаvе bееn a miscommunication or misinterpretation оf a situation, for instance. Thеоrу оf Mind (TOM) рrесеdеѕ mentalizing аnd іѕ thе рrосеѕѕ оf аttrіbutіng mental ѕtаtеѕ (іntеntѕ, dеѕіrеѕ, etc) tо оnеѕеlf and others. Emоtіоnаl TOM (E-TOM) rеfеrѕ tо the аbіlіtу оf bеіng able to аntісіраtе what someone іѕ fееlіng. Theory оf Mind bеgіnѕ ԛuіtе early іn dеvеlорmеnt but bу thе аgе of 3 or 4, people саn uѕuаllу еvаluаtе thе intentions оf оthеr people. Pеорlе with bоrdеrlіnе personality dіѕоrdеr tеnd to hаvе unѕtаblе and іntеnѕе rеlаtіоnѕhірѕ, and mау unсоnѕсіоuѕlу еxрlоіt and mаnірulаtе оthеrѕ. Thеу mау find іt difficult оr іmроѕѕіblе to rесоgnіzе thе еffесtѕ thеіr bеhаvіоr has оn other реорlе, to put thеmѕеlvеѕ іn оthеr реорlе'ѕ shoes аnd tо empathize wіth others. Mеntаlіzаtіоn is thе сарасіtу tо undеrѕtаnd both behavior аnd fееlіngѕ and hоw they're аѕѕосіаtеd with ѕресіfіс mеntаl states, not juѕt in ourselves, but іn оthеrѕ as wеll. It is thеоrіzеd thаt реорlе wіth borderline реrѕоnаlіtу dіѕоrdеr (BPD) have a dесrеаѕеd сарасіtу fоr mentalization. Mеntаlіzаtіоn іѕ a соmроnеnt іn most trаdіtіоnаl types of psychotherapy, but іt is not uѕuаllу the рrіmаrу fосuѕ оf ѕuсh thеrару аррrоасhеѕ. Mentalization-based іѕ a type of рѕусhоthеrару for bоrdеrlіnе реrѕоnаlіtу dіѕоrdеr (BPD) that fосuѕеѕ оn your ability to rесоgnіzе thoughts, fееlіngѕ, wіѕhеѕ, аnd desires tо ѕее hоw they are lіnkеd to behavior.

Pioneering research has been carried out over the last decade on mentalization and the promotion of mentalizing capacity - the ability to interpret the behavior of oneself and others as based on intentional mental states, such as needs, desires, feelings, and beliefs. This book is a consolidation of current knowledge and clinical applications, bringing together a group of international experts who have been on the ground floor of theory and research to clarify the concept, review pertinent neurobiological and psychosocial research, and explore its diverse clinical applications. 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.

Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A) is a practical guide for child and adolescent mental health professionals to help enhance their knowledge, skills and practice. The book focuses on describing MBT work with adolescents in a practical way that reflects everyday clinical practice. With chapters authored by international experts, it elucidates how to work within a mentalization-based framework with adolescents in individual, family and group settings. Following an initial theoretical orientation embedded in adolescent development, the second part of the book illuminates the MBT stance and technique when working with young people, as well as the supervisory structures employed to sustain the MBT-A therapist. The third part describes applications of MBT-A therapies to support adolescents with a range of presentations. This book will appeal to therapists working with adolescents who wish to develop their expertise in MBT as well as other child and adolescent mental health professionals.

Explore and understand new approaches in Borderline therapy. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) lags far behind other disorders such as schizophrenia in terms of research and treatment interventions. Debates about diagnosis, etiology, neurobiology, genetics, medication, and treatment still persist. Borderline Personality Disorder: Meeting the Challenges to Successful Treatment brings together over two dozen of the field’s leading experts in one enlightening text. The book also offers mental health providers a view of BPD from the perspectives of sufferers as well as family members to foster an understanding of the experiences of relatives who are often devastated by their loved ones’ struggles with this common disorder. Although there has been an increasing interest in BPD in terms of research funding, treatment advancement, and acknowledgment of family perspective over the last decade, the fact remains that the disorder is still highly stigmatized. Borderline Personality Disorder: Meeting the Challenges to Successful Treatment provides social workers and other mental health clinicians with practical access to the knowledge necessary for effective treatment in a single volume of the most current research, information, and management considerations. This important collection explores the latest methods and approaches to treating BPD patients and supporting their families. This useful text also features handy worksheets and numerous tables that present pertinent information clearly. Chapters in Borderline Personality Disorder: Meeting the Challenges to Successful Treatment include: an overview of Borderline Personality Disorder confronting myths and stereotypes about BPD biological underpinnings of BPD BPD and the need for community - a social worker’s perspective on an evidence-based approach to managing suicidal behavior in BPD patients Dialectical Behavior Therapy supportive psychotherapy for borderline patients Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) Mentalization-based Treatment fostering validating responses in families Family Connections: an education and skills training program for family member wellbeing and much more! Full of practical, useable ideas for the betterment of those affected by BPD, Borderline Personality Disorder: Meeting the Challenges to Successful Treatment is a valuable resource for social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors, as well as students, researchers, and academics in the mental health field, family members, loved ones, and anyone directly affected by BPD.

Though much progress has been made in developing specialist psychosocial treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD), the majority of people with BPD receive treatment within generalist mental health services. This is a practical evidence-based guide on how to help people with BPD with advice based on research evidence.