Mentalization-based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

• Describes the first evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder
• A companion volume to the highly successful 'Psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder', written by the authors who developed this treatment
• Contains basic theory about mentalizing, orienting the reader to practice
• Outlines assessment of mentalizing, enabling the reader to start mentalizing treatment
• Contains extensive clinical examples, allowing the reader to understand the practice of mentalizing
• Includes boxes summarizing key points, providing easy reference to basic principles

Readership: Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists and other mental health professionals

Anthony Bateman, Clinical Head and Research Lead of Psychotherapy Services, Halliwick Unit, St Ann's Hospital, London, UK, and Peter Fonagy, Psychoanalysis Unit, University College London, UK

"This book is successful in presenting an interesting formulation and intervention." - Doody's Notes

1: Introduction to mentalization
2: Using the mentalization model to understand severe personality disorder
3: Changing views of Borderline Personality Disorder
4: The structure of mentalization based treatment
5: Assessment of mentalization
6: Assessment of interpersonal and relational world
7: Therapist stance
8: Principles of intervention
9: The mentalizing focus and basic interventions
10: Mentalizing and group therapy
11: Frequently asked questions