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  • Chapter 3 - What Is Mentalization-Based Treatment?

  • from Part II - The Mentalization-Based Treatment Model in Practice
  • Anthony Bateman, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, Peter Fonagy, University College London, Chloe Campbell, University College London, Patrick Luyten, University College London, Martin Debbané, University College London
  • Book:
    Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
    Published online:
    18 May 2023
    Print publication:
    01 June 2023, pp 43-51

  • Summary

    The principles of mentalization-based treatment (MBT) as they are applied in clinical practice are discussed. Both the clinician and the patient need to learn to manage their anxiety, as any stress can potentially undermine the ability to mentalize. This chapter focuses in particular on how to maintain the appropriate balance between attachment anxiety and mentalizing ability. The need for a consistent focus on the patient’s process of mentalizing is emphasized, and the importance of not taking over the patient’s mentalizing or joining in with their low mentalizing is highlighted.