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 stanceTherapistsThe Ending Phase
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. The Ending Phase. 2024, 199-218. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic Interpersonal TherapyUnconscious meaningPsychodynamic therapyInterpersonal therapyTherapeutic relationshipWhen Things Go Wrong
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. When Things Go Wrong. 2024, 219-244. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“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