2024
Breaking the cycle with trauma-focused mentalization-based treatment: theory and practice of a trauma-focused group intervention
Smits M, de Vos J, Rüfenacht E, Nijssens L, Shaverin L, Nolte T, Luyten P, Fonagy P, Bateman A. Breaking the cycle with trauma-focused mentalization-based treatment: theory and practice of a trauma-focused group intervention. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1426092. PMID: 39346509, PMCID: PMC11427379, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1426092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalization-based treatmentImpact of traumaAdaptations of MBTGroup interventionBorderline personality pathologyTrauma-focused group interventionAttachment behavioral systemNegative perceptions of selfImpaired mental abilityClinical case examplesEffects of traumaPerceptions of selfPersonality pathologyAttachment traumaMental abilityMental perspectiveComplex traumaAvoidance behaviorEpistemic trustRelational difficultiesDissociative experiencesBehavioral systemsTreatment phaseCase examplePost-traumaDimensional model of adolescent personality pathology, reflective functioning, and emotional maltreatment
Ensink K, Deschênes M, Bégin M, Cimon L, Gosselin T, Wais M, Normandin L, Fonagy P. Dimensional model of adolescent personality pathology, reflective functioning, and emotional maltreatment. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1302137. PMID: 38268556, PMCID: PMC10806145, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1302137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood emotional abuseAdolescent personality pathologyPersonality organizationPersonality pathologyEmotional maltreatmentReflective Functioning QuestionnaireTrauma-informed strategiesSelf-report assessmentsSignificant direct influenceStructural equation modelIdentity integrationReflective functioningPersonality developmentRisk adolescentsEmotional abusePartial mediationDisorder manifestationsDimensional perspectiveAbuse QuestionnaireSignificant indirect impactStructural equationAdolescentsChildhood experiencesFunctioning QuestionnaireIndividual traits
2023
The relationship between mood disorders, personality disorder and suicidality in adolescence: does general personality disturbance play a significant role in predicting suicidal behavior?
Williams R, Chiesa M, Moselli M, Frattini C, Casini M, Fonagy P. The relationship between mood disorders, personality disorder and suicidality in adolescence: does general personality disturbance play a significant role in predicting suicidal behavior? Borderline Personality Disorder And Emotion Dysregulation 2023, 10: 32. PMID: 37907967, PMCID: PMC10619325, DOI: 10.1186/s40479-023-00238-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant risk factorsSix-month followRisk factorsMajor depressionSuicide attemptsSuicidal riskPersonality disorderSuicidal behaviorClinical monitoringSuicidal ideationMixed-effects Poisson regressionAssessment of PDsPersonality disturbancePersonality pathologyDSM-IV personality disordersCumulative risk factorsLogistic regression modelsSpecific personality disordersIndividual personality disordersMood disordersOutpatient unitKiddie-SADSLevels of severitySCID-IIEarly identification