2024
More than Meets the “I”: A Panoramic View of Epistemic Trust in Psychotherapy
Fisher S, Fonagy P, Zilcha-Mano S. More than Meets the “I”: A Panoramic View of Epistemic Trust in Psychotherapy. Psychopathology 2024, 1-14. PMID: 39467536, DOI: 10.1159/000541667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapist's contributionEpistemic trustTherapeutic relationshipState-like changesInterpersonal Functioning ScaleWorking Alliance ScaleState-like componentsAlliance ScalePsychotherapy sessionsAttachment orientationsTrait-likePatient attributesTherapists' useTherapeutic changeTreatment focusPersonal relevanceTherapistsEmpirical supportFunctional scalesTreatment periodPsychotherapyInterpersonalClinical pictureScaleEmpirical implicationsBreaking 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-traumaMentalizing individuals, families and systems: Towards a translational socioecological approach
Luyten P, Malcorps S, Bateman A, Fonagy P. Mentalizing individuals, families and systems: Towards a translational socioecological approach. Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2024 PMID: 39239982, DOI: 10.1111/papt.12544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalization-based treatmentMentalization-based approachBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderEpistemic trustSocioecological approachMentalMental approachMental individualitySociocultural factorsClinical practiceIndividualsDisordersBorderlineSpectrum of interventionsResearchCentral focusInterventionTreatmentTrust 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 populationMentalQuestionnaireValidityCorrigendum: Epistemic trust and personality functioning mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in adulthood
Kampling H, Kruse J, Lampe A, Nolte T, Hettich N, Brähler E, Sachser C, Fegert J, Gingelmaier S, Fonagy P, Krakau L, Zara S, Riedl D. Corrigendum: Epistemic trust and personality functioning mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in adulthood. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1427500. PMID: 38835551, PMCID: PMC11148657, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1427500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentalizing in Infancy and Early Childhood
Campbell C, Luyten P, Allison E, Fonagy P. Mentalizing in Infancy and Early Childhood. 2024, 391-405. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48627-2_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA short version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validation in a greek sample.
Karagiannopoulou E, Milienos F, Desatnik A, Rentzios C, Athanasopoulos V, Fonagy P. A short version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validation in a greek sample. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0298023. PMID: 38319928, PMCID: PMC10846711, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReflective Functioning QuestionnaireBorderline personality disorderPsychological mindednessEpistemic mistrustEmotion regulationReflective functioningEpistemic trustBorderline personality disorder groupAssociated with insecure attachment stylesRobust three-factor structureBorderline personality traitsFactor structure invarianceNon-clinical groupPoor emotion regulationInsecure attachment stylesThree-factor structureMental health symptomsInternal mental statesCut-off scoreSelf-report questionnairesFunction QuestionnaireImpaired mental capacityPersonality disorderInsecure attachmentAttachment classifications
2023
Beyond Mentalizing: Epistemic Trust and the Transmission of Culture
Fonagy P, Allison E. Beyond Mentalizing: Epistemic Trust and the Transmission of Culture. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly 2023, 92: 599-640. PMID: 38095858, DOI: 10.1080/00332828.2023.2290023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpistemic trustCultural transmissionInterpersonal originsInterpersonal processesPsychological stateExperience of trustMentalizingPsychic changeLifelong impactPsychoanalytic processEssential humanityHuman cultureClinical implicationsTransmission of cultureTrustHuman beingsHelplessnessPsychoanalysisThe Role of Epistemic Trust in Mentalization-Based Treatment of Borderline Psychopathology
Nolte T, Hutsebaut J, Sharp C, Campbell C, Fonagy P, Bateman A. The Role of Epistemic Trust in Mentalization-Based Treatment of Borderline Psychopathology. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2023, 37: 633-659. DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.5.633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpistemic trustMentalization-based treatmentGroup therapy sessionsWider social environmentEpistemic mistrustInterpersonal experiencesBorderline personality disorderEpistemic vigilanceRelational experiencesCritical cuesSocial learningTherapy sessionsSocial environmentTherapeutic relationshipPersonality disorderBorderline psychopathologyTrustMentalizingMentalizationInterventionPsychopathologyCuesInitial assessmentExperienceLearning