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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 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 Thoughtful program: a randomized controlled study of a mentalization-based mental health education intervention in a psychiatric outpatient population

    This study tested a low-cost, mentalization-based group programme in psychiatric outpatients. It improved mentalizing and well-being, while reducing service use over 6 months.

    Authors: Lundgaard, P., Lundgaard, L. & Midgley, N.

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  • Mentalization, theory of mind and socioemotional development in middle childhood

    This study explores how Theory of Mind and mentalization interact in children aged 8–10, showing mentalization supports self-agency, age-related growth, and socioemotional development.

    Authors: Locati, F., Conte, F., Ensink, K. et al.

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  • Introduction to Mentalization-Based Approaches for Parents, Children, Youths, and Families

    This article aims to introduce and briefly describe how the concept of mentalization can provide a useful framework for clinicians to understand psychopathology of children, youths, and families.

    Authors: Volkert, J., Taubner, S., Byrne, G. et al.

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  • Children and young people’s experience of psychoanalytic psychotherapy: A qualitative meta-synthesis

    This study aimed to provide the first qualitative meta-synthesis of empirical studies examining children and young people’s experiences of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

    Authors: Fiorini, G., Westlake, M., Chokhani, R., et al.

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  • “Containing the Network”: Referrers’ Experiences of the Community Forensic CAMHS Consultation and Liaison Model

    We interviewed professionals who had referred young people for support from Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Community F:CAMHS). This research came out of our evaluation of Community F:CAMHS, commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement. This research specifically explored referrers' experiences of the consultation and liaison model of Community F:CAMHS.

    Authors: Jacob, J., Merrick, H., Lane, R., Cracknell, L., Labno, A., D’Souza, S., White, O., & Edbrooke-Childs, J.

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  • Parental Mentalizing in the Child Protection Context: Research and Clinical Perspectives

    The Lighthouse Parenting Programme (LPP) is a multifamily mentalization-based intervention for parents with child protection service involvement. The Supporting Parents Project was a randomized controlled trial of the LPP being delivered by children’s social care services.

    Authors: Sleed, M., Byrne, G., Fiorini, G.

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  • Parental Reflective Functioning on the Parent Development Interview: A narrative review of measurement, association, and future directions

    This paper reviews and summarizes the research on parental mentalizing using the Parent Development Interview and the Reflective Functioning coding. It also describes the future developments for the measure.

    Authors: Slade, A., Sleed, M.

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