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Reviving Plain Old Therapy with Mentalization
We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. Reviving Plain Old Therapy (link) Jon G. Allen, Ph.D. We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. We cannot rely solely on these specialized treatments: there are so many that therapists cannot possibly learn them all, many patients present with multiple disorders, and many therapists treat a wide variety of patients. We need generalists alongside specialists.…
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MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed) Name of intervention: Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) Who is the programme for?: Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties. Child outcome: Improved child behaviour Age: Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs) Classification: Targeted Parental needs: Any parent Workforce: QCF level 4/5 Setting: Clinic/Health centre Format: Individual Contact name: Michelle Sleed Contact email: Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org Contact place of work: The Anna Freud Centre Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the…
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One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills
Dr. Sharp and her colleagues worked with 111 teenagers ages 11 to 17 years old, who were being treated in a residential psychiatric facility and tested them for the way they “mentalize.” Mentalize is a technical term that means to act like an armchair psychiatrist in order to understand why others behave the way they do and to predict their future behaviors. One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills (link) Borderline personality disorder probably shows up before adulthood, and now a new study has found a way to detect it in teenagers. The conventional thinking is to diagnose personality disorders only in adults over age…
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences? (link) Feb 07, 2012 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Marsha Linehan’s initial goal…
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Mentalization and understanding the minds of others
I spoken about mentalization on this site before. Since I’ve lately been on a TED talk kick, mainly watching TED talks about neuroscience, I wanted to post this one from Rebecca Saxe which is called “How we read each other’s minds”. It is basically describing the process of mentalizing and how a certain part of the brain, the Right Temporo-Parietal Junction, is highly specialized for seeking to understand the motivations of others, the essence of mentalization. What is fascinating about this talk is her use of the pirate/cheese sandwich story with children of various ages. She demonstrates how the process of mentalization develops over time. I talked about another mentalization test (which is based on…
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Willingness vs Willfulness
In DBT, in the distress tolerance module, there is a concept of willingness versus willfulness. I find this concept particularly important and akin to the being right (willfulness) vs being effective (willingness) concept. Here is some information about willingness versus willfulness: WILLINGNESS Cultivate a WILLING response to each situation Willingness is doing just what is effective in each situation, in an unpretentious way. Willingness is listening very carefully to your WISE MIND, acting from your inner self and your deepest core values. Willingness is becoming aware of your connection to the universe and to the person you are interacting with. Willingness engenders listening and mentalizing. Ask yourself, in 5 years…