... the theoretical assumed model. Studies of the assessment of ET were conducted in community samples only and the mediating role of attachment and mentalizing in addition to ET was not investigated. This study examines the theoretical assumed relationships between ET and attachment and mentalizing as well...

...Julia Jurist; Jenna M. Traynor; Grace E. Murray; Boyu Ren; Sara R. Masland; Sam A. Mermin; Kevin B. Meehan; Lois W. Choi-Kain Introduction: This secondary analysis of quality control data assessed principal components of personality dysfunction and their relationship to mentalizing in a sample...

... childhood. This study focuses on mentalizing – the socio-cognitive ability to attribute and reason in terms of mental states. We aimed to characterize mentalizing performance in terms of correct scores and types of errors in adolescents and young adults with ADHD. Methods: Forty-nine adolescents and adults...

...Sebastian Euler; Lotta Hüwe; Thorsten-Christian Gablonski; Maria Dehoust; Holger Schulz; Anna-Levke Brütt; Sylke Andreas Introduction: Pathological narcissism has been a challenge for the success of psychological treatment, whereas mentalizing has turned out to be an important mechanism of change...

... a mentalization-based developmental perspective, childhood adversity can affect attachment in children and may result in insecure attachment and impaired mentalizing abilities, which increase the lifetime risk for psychopathology. The present cross-sectional study examined the potential mediating role...

...Peter Fonagy; Patrick Luyten; Elizabeth Allison; Chloe Campbell This paper seeks to elucidate the phenomenological experience of psychotherapy in the context of the theory of mentalizing and epistemic trust. We describe two related phenomenological experiences that are the domain...

...Hajnalka Berecz; Tamás Tényi; Róbert Herold Background: Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to infer the mental states of others in order to understand and predict their behaviour. This ability is thought to be essential to social functioning and interpersonal relationships. As major depression...

...William Mellick; Carla Sharp Background: Several adult depression studies have investigated mental state decoding, the basis for theory of mind, using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. Findings have been mixed, but a comprehensive study found a greater severity of depression to be associated...

...Christel Hessels; Marcel A.G. van Aken; Bram Orobio de Castro; Odilia M. Laceulle; Guus van Voorst Background: This study investigated relations between personality pathology and mentalizing capacities reflected in social information processing (SIP) of adolescents. Sampling and Methods: 96...

.... Simultaneously, we observed a general deterioration of all ToM functions in CD. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that CD have a mentalization deficit, specifically for affective ToM functions. This deficit is combined with a general deterioration of ToM functions, most likely attributable to frequently...

... of mind Mentalizing Social cognition Executive functions Schizophrenia 8 01 2007 7 10 2007 11 4 2008 Review Psychopathology 2008;41:206 213 DOI: 10.1159/000125554 Received: January 8, 2007 Accepted after revision: July 10, 2007 Published online: April 11, 2008 Relationship...