Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)

A practical guide to the core concept of mentalizing and how this is applied in mentalization-based treatment (MBT).

Anthony Bateman (Adapted by), Anthony Bateman (Author), Peter Fonagy (Adapted by), Peter Fonagy (Author), Chloe Campbell (Author), Patrick Luyten (Author), Martin Debbané (Author), Elizabeth Allison (Author)

9781108816274, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 June 2023

300 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.68 kg

'The charm of MBT is the balance between clear hypotheses and one's own critical ability to constantly question them. Thus, MBT is a psychotherapy factory in the best sense: creative, inspiring, and interface-compatible: for clinical practitioners oriented toward scientific evidence and for researchers oriented toward clinical implementation. This book is a catalyst that will greatly advance both the practice and theory of psychotherapy.' Martin Bohus, Professor Emeritus of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Heidelberg University; Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany

A complete and practical guide offering a concise overview of mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and its application in different situations and with different groups of patients to help improve the treatment of mental health disorders. Featuring an introduction to mentalizing and the evidence base to support it, followed by the principles of MBT and the basic clinical model in individual and group psychotherapy. Other chapters offer extensive clinical illustrations of the treatment of patients with depression, psychosis, trauma, eating disorders, and borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, and avoidant personality disorders. The final section outlines the application of mentalizing and MBT in different populations – children, adolescents, families, couples – and their use in different contexts – teams, schools, and care settings. Part of the Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies series, offering all the latest scientifically rigorous and practical information on a range of key, evidence-based psychological interventions for clinicians.

Preface
Part I. An Overview of the Model: 1. A history of mentalizing and MBT
2. The supporting theory of MBT
Part II. The MBT Model in Practice: 3. What is mentalization-based treatment?
4. The clinical process of MBT – a step-by-step guide
5. MBT Group (MBT-G)
Part III. Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations: 6. Narcissistic personality disorder
7. Antisocial personality disorder
8. Avoidant personality disorder
9. Depression
10. Psychosis
11. Trauma
12. Eating disorders
Part IV. Application of MBT in Different Populations and in Different Settings: 13. Working with children
14. Working with adolescents
15. Working with families
16. Working with couples
17. Mentalizing in other settings
18. Mentalizing and emergency care.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]