2024
Treatment “non-responders”: the experience of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy among depressed adolescents, their parents and therapists
Fiorini G, Khoe Z, Fonagy P, Midgley N. Treatment “non-responders”: the experience of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy among depressed adolescents, their parents and therapists. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1389833. PMID: 39364088, PMCID: PMC11447700, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1389833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyPsychoanalytic psychotherapyShort-term psychotherapyTreatment non-responseEvidence-based treatmentsDepressed adolescentsPsychotherapyTherapy processShort-term treatmentYoung peopleTherapistsNon-respondersDescriptive-interpretive approachTreatment approachesNegative viewsAdolescentsNon-responseParentsPerspectives of young peopleDepressionPeopleSemi-structured interviewsStudy findingsFindingsPoor experienceTrust under development: The Italian validation of the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust, and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ) for adolescents
Milesi A, Liotti M, Locati F, De Carli P, Speranza A, Campbell C, Fonagy P, Lingiardi V, Parolin L. Trust under development: The Italian validation of the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust, and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ) for adolescents. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0307229. PMID: 39186540, PMCID: PMC11346731, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report instrumentEpistemic trustContext of personality disordersConcept of epistemic trustDevelopment of mental disordersPersonality disorderEmotion dysregulationMeasure mentalizingMental disordersPsychological functioningItalian validationMental healthPsychopathologyAdolescent populationInterpersonal trustAdolescentsDisordersResearch contextEmpirical validationHigh schoolItalian adult populationAdult populationMentalQuestionnaireValidityAlliance Rupture and Repair in Adolescent Psychotherapy: What Clinicians Can Learn From Research
Cirasola A, Fonagy P, Midgley N. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Adolescent Psychotherapy: What Clinicians Can Learn From Research. Psychotherapy 2024 PMID: 39023966, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent psychotherapyAlliance rupturesTraining of therapistsYouth psychotherapyTherapeutic alliancePositive allianceStronger allianceAdult therapyTherapeutic relationshipPsychotherapySymptom improvementTherapistsAlliance researchParental involvementAdolescentsRisky behaviorsAge groupsEnhance engagementPromote engagementYouthResistant to treatmentAllianceAlliance formationUnique challengesEngagementYouth adversity and trajectories of depression/anxiety symptoms in adolescence in the context of intersectionality in the United Kingdom.
Havers L, Shuai R, Fonagy P, Fazel M, Morgan C, Fancourt D, McCrone P, Smuk M, Bhui K, Shakoor S, Hosang G. Youth adversity and trajectories of depression/anxiety symptoms in adolescence in the context of intersectionality in the United Kingdom. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 2677-2687. PMID: 38623689, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724000795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression/anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsDevelopment of depressionPersistence of depressionSymptoms of depressionModerating effectContext of intersectionalityIndividual characteristicsLatent trajectoriesAdvantaged groupsSocietal groupsAnxietyDepressionMagnitude of effectAdversityAssociated with persistenceSymptomsModeratelyAdolescentsUnited KingdomIntersecting profilesYouthSESPersistent symptomsIntersection“You can’t really have a relationship with them because they just ask you questions”: understanding adolescent dropout – an empirical single case study
Cirasola A, Szegedi D, Fonagy P, Midgley N. “You can’t really have a relationship with them because they just ask you questions”: understanding adolescent dropout – an empirical single case study. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1381901. PMID: 38533210, PMCID: PMC10963658, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1381901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlliance rupturesPsychoanalytic psychotherapyTherapeutic allianceShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyYouth psychotherapyHigh dropout ratesTherapeutic relationshipAdolescent dropoutsPsychotherapyLongitudinal frameworkSingle case studySession recordingsAdolescent engagementParental involvementAdolescent involvementEngaging adolescentsDropout ratesAdolescentsParental engagementTherapistsAllianceSporadic attendanceDropoutClinical improvementDepressionTaking stock to move forward: Where the field of developmental psychopathology might be heading.
Fonagy P, Luyten P, Allison E, Campbell C. Taking stock to move forward: Where the field of developmental psychopathology might be heading. Development And Psychopathology 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38389294, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424000312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental psychopathologyField of developmental psychopathologyDevelopmental psychopathology frameworkMental state languagePsychopathology frameworkDevelopmental coursePredicting developmental trajectoriesDevelopmental trajectoriesDevelopment of preventionPsychopathologyPsychological developmentConcept of equifinalityEnvironmental influencesState languageIntervention tacticsSociocultural viewpointMultifinalityCicchettiAdolescentsCaregiversChildrenLanguageDimensional 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
Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents: Comparing in-session interactions in good and poor outcome cases
Fiorini G, Bai Y, Fonagy P, Consortium T, Midgley N. Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents: Comparing in-session interactions in good and poor outcome cases. Psychotherapy Research 2023, 34: 991-1004. PMID: 37946369, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2023.2270140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyAdolescent Psychotherapy Q-SetPoor outcome casesOutcome casesYoung personMajor depressive disorderExploratory factor analysisDepressive disorderBetter outcomesAdolescent depressionDepressed adolescentsFactor 1Group differencesGood outcome casesFactor 2TherapistsFactor 3Session interactionPsychoanalytic psychotherapyPsychotherapy processPsychotherapy sessionsAdolescentsPersonsSessionsRole of anger