Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)

A complete and practical guide offering a concise overview of  mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and its application in different  situations and with different groups of patients to help improve the  treatment of mental health disorders. Featuring an introduction to  mentalizing and the evidence base to support it, followed by the  principles of MBT and the basic clinical model in individual and group  psychotherapy. Other chapters offer extensive clinical illustrations of  the treatment of patients with depression, psychosis, trauma, eating  disorders, and borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, and avoidant  personality disorders. The final section outlines the application of  mentalizing and MBT in different populations – children, adolescents,  families, couples – and their use in different contexts – teams,  schools, and care settings. Part of the Cambridge Guides to the  Psychological Therapies series, offering all the latest scientifically  rigorous and practical information on a range of key, evidence-based  psychological interventions for clinicians.