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  • Chapter 1 - A History of Mentalizing and Mentalization-Based Treatment

  • from Part I - Overview of the Model
  • 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 1-3

  • Summary

    Mentalizing or “mind-wondering” is central to social interaction, culture, and morality. In our everyday life we are all philosophers of the mind, wondering what is going on in other people’s heads, and tracking our own thoughts and feelings. Several terms have been used to cover this territory of thinking about thoughts—they include, among others, Theory of Mind, intentionality, and mentalizing. This chapter provides a brief historical account of the emergence and development of the term “mentalizing” from research on Theory of Mind, and its application in clinical practice as mentalization-based treatment (MBT), initially in the context of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The chapter also discusses how, in MBT, the focus is on mentalizing as a way of making sense of mental health problems.