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  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment involves Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).
  • DBT has extensive empirical support, while MBT has a growing evidence base.
  • DBT integrates behaviorism, mindfulness, and dialectics; MBT draws from psychoanalysis, attachment theory, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychopathology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore if mentalization is inherent in DBT practice.
  • To assess the conceptual and practical compatibility of mentalization within DBT.
  • To evaluate the utility of a mentalization focus for DBT therapists and patients.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of DBT and MBT.
  • Exploration of shared interventions and therapeutic stances.
  • Examination of the role of mentalization in BPD and its potential integration into DBT.

Main Results:

  • Despite different theoretical origins, DBT and MBT share therapeutic elements.
  • Mentalization is central to MBT, crucial for secure attachment, and often impaired in BPD.
  • The article posits that mentalizing may already be present in DBT and could be beneficial.

Conclusions:

  • Mentalization may be an implicit component of DBT.
  • Integrating a focus on mentalization could enhance DBT effectiveness for BPD.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the practical application and benefits of mentalization-focused DBT.