@article{ref1,
title="Mentalizing and group psychotherapy: a novel treatment for antisocial personality disorder",
journal="American journal of psychotherapy",
year="2021",
author="Bateman, Anthony W.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a common condition associated with interpersonal and social violence, and current treatments are unsatisfactory. Mentalizing, which has developmental roots in attachment processes, offers a framework to reconsider treatment for ASPD, in which dysfunction of the attachment system temporarily inhibits affect regulation and reduces mentalizing abilities, resulting in impulsivity and relational reactivity. Mentalization-based treatment for ASPD (MBT-ASPD), which focuses on the mental and relational processes central to personality disorder rather than on anger management and violent behavior, is a promising intervention. Implemented as a group psychotherapy, MBT-ASPD targets the mentalizing vulnerabilities and attachment patterns of patients by using a semi-structured group process focused on personal formulation and by establishing group values to promote learning from other members and generating &quot;we-ness.&quot; The treatment then emphasizes mentalizing in relationships. This article discusses the mentalizing model of ASPD and outlines strategies for MBT-ASPD from a therapy group conducted in Great Britain.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9564",
doi="10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210023"
}