2024
Mentalizing 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 populationMentalQuestionnaireValidityA machine-learning approach for differentiating borderline personality disorder from community participants with brain-wide functional connectivity
Lahnakoski J, Nolte T, Solway A, Vilares I, Hula A, Feigenbaum J, Lohrenz T, King-Casas B, Fonagy P, Montague P, Schilbach L. A machine-learning approach for differentiating borderline personality disorder from community participants with brain-wide functional connectivity. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 360: 345-353. PMID: 38806064, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.05.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderPrediction of borderline personality disorderFunctional connectivityPersonality disorderBorderline personality disorder patientsBorderline personality disorder statusBrain-wide functional connectivityBiomarkers of psychiatric disordersFunctional connectivity markersFunctional connectivity patternsSelf-reported resultsClinical interviewPsychiatric disordersSomatomotor regionsChance levelSeed ROIConnectivity markersComparison correctionSeed regionConnectivity patternsDiscrimination performanceConnectivity valuesDisordersBorderlineGeneralizabilityThe complexity of treatment-resistant depression: A data-driven approach
Rost F, Booker T, Gonsard A, de Felice G, Asseburg L, Malda-Castillo J, Koutoufa I, Ridsdale H, Johnson R, Taylor D, Fonagy P. The complexity of treatment-resistant depression: A data-driven approach. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 358: 292-301. PMID: 38697222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-resistant depressionPersonality disorderSuicide attemptsChronic course of depressionCourse of depressionCo-occurring problemsDuration of illnessPhysical health problemsAdverse childhood experiencesPhysical health conditionsDepressive illnessPsychiatric diagnosisSuicidal ideationOccupational functioningPersistent depressionSeverely impaired quality of lifeQuality of lifeChildhood experiencesPragmatic randomized controlled trialDepressionChronic courseSuicideRecall biasClinical descriptionImpaired quality of lifeAttachment and borderline personality disorder as the dance unfolds: A quantitative analysis of a novel paradigm
Mancinelli F, Nolte T, Griem J, Consortium L, Lohrenz T, Feigenbaum J, King-Casas B, Montague P, Fonagy P, Mathys C. Attachment and borderline personality disorder as the dance unfolds: A quantitative analysis of a novel paradigm. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 175: 470-478. PMID: 38823203, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderAttachment anxietyPersonality disorderNegative appraisalsMeasures of attachment anxietyBorderline personality disorder symptomsVirtual partnerSecond-person neuroscienceCore symptomsCognitive facetsPartner distressPositive moodInterpersonal experiencesAnxietyAction latencyPositive/negative moodMovement initiationHigher scoresMoodDisordersPotential findingsPatient functionDistressNovel paradigmsParadigmA 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 classificationsCommentary: Special Issue on Interpersonal Trust.
Fonagy P, Campbell C, Allison E, Luyten P. Commentary: Special Issue on Interpersonal Trust. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2024, 38: 10-18. PMID: 38324249, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2024.38.1.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBayesian Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Borderline Personality Disorder.
Manavalan M, Song X, Nolte T, Fonagy P, Montague P, Vilares I. Bayesian Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2024, 38: 53-74. PMID: 38324252, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2024.38.1.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBorderline personality disorder patientsBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderCharacteristics of borderline personality disorderSensorimotor tasksDomain-generalGeneral deficitPotential deficitsHealthy controlsDeficitsOptimal decision-makingDisordersTaskLowered levelsSensorimotorBorderlineCurrent informationDecision-makingBeliefsPerceptionBorderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies
Leichsenring F, Fonagy P, Heim N, Kernberg O, Leweke F, Luyten P, Salzer S, Spitzer C, Steinert C. Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies. World Psychiatry 2024, 23: 4-25. PMID: 38214629, PMCID: PMC10786009, DOI: 10.1002/wps.21156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderPersonality disorderDSM-IIIMental disordersCore features of borderline personality disorderEtiology of borderline personality disorderFeatures of borderline personality disorderTreatment of borderline personality disorderPrevalence of borderline personality disorderAssociated with considerable functional impairmentStress-related paranoid ideationBorderline personality disorder diagnosisSelf-mutilationAssociated with other mental disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychotic-like featuresTransference-focused therapyDialectical behavior therapySevere dissociative symptomsMentalization-based therapyAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFeelings of emptinessSubstance use disordersSelf-mutilating behaviorInpatient psychiatric services
2023
Childhood maltreatment, dissociation and borderline personality disorder: Preliminary data on the mediational role of mentalizing in complex post‐traumatic stress disorder
Bateman A, Rüfenacht E, Perroud N, Debbané M, Nolte T, Shaverin L, Fonagy P. Childhood maltreatment, dissociation and borderline personality disorder: Preliminary data on the mediational role of mentalizing in complex post‐traumatic stress disorder. Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2023, 97: 58-74. PMID: 38108566, DOI: 10.1111/papt.12514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderBorderline personality disorderCo-occurring symptomsClinical profileComplex post-traumatic stress disorderComplex PTSDCo-occurring borderline personality disorderStress disorderChildhood sexual abuseDSM-IV Axis II DisordersDiagnosis of BPDPersonality disorderGroup of patientsSevere clinical profileDissociative symptomsStructured Clinical InterviewBPD diagnostic criteriaRoutine clinical servicesAxis II disordersChildhood maltreatmentChildhood trauma historyBPD severityDiagnostic criteriaPatientsClinical InterviewThe 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 identificationThe 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 assessmentExperienceLearningClinical management of common presentations of patients diagnosed with BPD during the COVID-19 pandemic: the contribution of the MBT framework
Ventura Wurman T, Lee T, Bateman A, Fonagy P, Nolte T. Clinical management of common presentations of patients diagnosed with BPD during the COVID-19 pandemic: the contribution of the MBT framework. 2023, 125-150. DOI: 10.4324/9781003352235-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderProvision of treatmentCOVID-19 pandemicCommon presentationClinical managementBPD patientsDifficulties patientsPsychosocial interventionsPatient needsPatientsMental healthPersonality disorderTreatment contextClinical vignettesRemote treatmentIndividual responsesPandemicTreatmentCliniciansProfound effectResponse
2001
Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder With Psychoanalytically Oriented Partial Hospitalization: An 18-Month Follow-Up
Bateman A, Fonagy P. Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder With Psychoanalytically Oriented Partial Hospitalization: An 18-Month Follow-Up. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 36-42. PMID: 11136631, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard psychiatric carePartial hospitalization programBorderline personality disorderPsychiatric careHospitalization programPartial hospitalizationPersonality disorderStandard psychiatric treatmentGeneral symptom distressInpatient admissionsPrevious randomizedSymptom distressService utilizationOutcome measuresTreatment phasePsychiatric treatmentPatientsSuicide attemptsHospitalizationFollowSelf-report measuresOriginal studyCareDisordersTreatment