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 implicationsAlliance 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 challengesEngagementExamination of a case of “treatment failure” in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression
Willemsen J, Rost F, Hustinx M, Fonagy P, Taylor D. Examination of a case of “treatment failure” in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. The International Journal Of Psychoanalysis 2024, 105: 475-495. PMID: 39230487, DOI: 10.1080/00207578.2024.2352827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionPsychoanalytic psychotherapyLong-term psychoanalytic psychotherapyLevels of depressionNegative therapeutic reactionExperiences of abandonmentPatients' levels of depressionStructured Clinical AssessmentPost-treatment outcomesTherapeutic relationshipPatterns of repetitionTherapy processTherapeutic reactionDepressionPsychic conflictPsychotherapyInternal worldInner worldClinical assessmentRandomized controlled trialsLack of symbolismDestructive patternsResearch contextInterpretive stanceTherapists“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 improvementDepression
2023
The 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