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  • The Efficacy of Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children with Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    This study compares MBT-C with PSSG, showing that while both had similar effects at 12 weeks, MBT-C was superior at 36 weeks in reducing problems and improving emotion regulation in parents and children. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

    Authors: Halfon, S., Beşiroğlu, B., Bulut, P. et al.

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  • The development of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy process with a depressed adolescent: an empirical case study

    This study examines the psychotherapy process in short-term psychoanalytic treatment with a depressed adolescent, highlighting changes in the patient’s engagement and presentation over time, despite persistent depressive symptoms.

    Authors: Sharp, L., Thackeray, L., O’Keeffe, S. et al.

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  • Trial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents

    This study evaluates the 'ReSET' intervention, a preventative programme targeting emotion processing and social skills to reduce adolescent psychopathology, using a cluster-randomised design.

    Authors: Viding, E., Lloyd, A., Law, R. et al.

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  • Repairing alliance ruptures in psychodynamic psychotherapy with young people: The development of a rational-empirical model to support youth therapists

    This study developed an evidence-based model to guide psychodynamic therapists in flexibly and empathetically repairing alliance ruptures with depressed adolescents.

    Authors: Cirasola, A., Midgley, N., Muran, C., et al.

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  • The Power Threat Meaning Framework: a qualitative study of depression in adolescents and young adults

    This study used the Power Threat and Meaning Framework to explore how young people with depression understand their experiences, highlighting the need for more tailored interventions.

    Authors: Ekbäck, E., Rådmark, L., Molin, J. et al.

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  • The Unbroken Circle: From Child Analysis to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) with Children, Adolescents, and Families

    This article highlights how developments in child analysis at Anna Freud crucially shaped the evolution of mentalization-based treatment (MBT), alongside its better-known influences.

    Authors: Midgley, N.

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  • The WHO treatment guideline for mental disorders

    This study critiques WHO’s 2024 guidelines for favouring CBT over other proven therapies. It calls for greater inclusion of psychodynamic therapy in global mental health care.

    Authors: Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Fonagy, P et al.

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  • Internet-Delivered Affect-Focused Psychodynamic Therapy for Adolescent Depression: Treatment Principles and Clinical Application in the ERiCA Project

    This article presents the development and evaluation of an Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy (IPDT) program for adolescent depression, highlighting its potential for clinical use and future research.

    Authors: Mechler, J., Lindqvist, K., Philips, B. et al.

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  • Alliance Rupture and Repair in Adolescent Psychotherapy: What Clinicians Can Learn From Research

    This review highlights the importance of the therapeutic alliance in adolescent psychotherapy, offering evidence-based recommendations for building strong alliances and addressing alliance ruptures effectively.

    Authors: Cirasola, A., Fonagy, P., & Midgley, N.

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