부산대학교 도서관

Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) has gained international acclaim as an efficient treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The approach also seems to be helpful for other personality disorders and difficult-to-treat conditions, for example, addiction and eating disorders. MBT consists of a psychoeducational, an individual, and a group therapy component. This is the first comprehensive manual for mentalization-based group therapy (MBT-G). The author has developed the manual in close cooperation with Anthony Bateman and a Nordic team of group analysts. The manual covers all aspects which are necessary for an informed and qualified group therapist. It begins with the theory of mentalization and BPD (especially its evolutionary roots), the structure of MBT, and a discussion of previous experiences with group psychotherapy for borderline patients. The following chapters explain the main principles of MBT-G and how to assess if therapists are adhering to these principles in a qualified way. Nineteen items are defined which constitute the MBT adherence and quality scale. Each item is accompanied by vignettes that illustrate high versus low adherence. The reliability of the scale is found to be high and it provides a powerful means for training and measuring treatment integrity. The last chapter contains a transcript from a real MBT group composed of borderline patients. The therapists’ intervention profile is displayed and commented on with respect to treatment integrity.