Mentalizing In Clinical Practice

Mentalizing, the fundamental human capacity to understand behavior in relation to mental states such as thoughts and feelings, is the basis of healthy relationships and self-awareness. A growing evidence base supports the effectiveness of mentalizing-focused interventions in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. This volume explores wider applications, construing mentalizing as a core common factor in the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions that cuts across treatment modalities and theoretical approaches ranging from psychodynamic to interpersonal and cognitive therapies.> - Mentalizing is multifaceted-for example, pertaining to self and others as well as explicit and implicit processes--and links to myriad overlapping concepts including empathy, metacognition, theory of mind, mindfulness, and psychological mindedness.- Two sides of research on the development of mentalizing in attachment relationships have significant clinical implications: interactions in...