Table of Contents

About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
PART I: Understanding Mentalizing
Chapter 2. Mentalizing
Chapter 3. Development
Chapter 4. Neurobiology
PART II: Practicing Mentalizing
Chapter 5. The Art of Mentalizing
Chapter 6. Mentalizing Interventions
Chapter 7. Treating Attachment Trauma
Chapter 8. Parenting and Family Therapy
Chapter 9. Borderline Personality Disorder
Chapter 10. Psychoeducation
Appendix: What Is Mentalizing and Why Do It?
Chapter 11. Social Systems
Epilogue
Glossary
References
Recommended Reading
Index

About the Author

Jon G. Allen, Ph.D., is the Helen Malsin Palley Chair in Mental Health Research; Professor of Psychiatry in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine; and Senior Staff Psychologist in The Menninger Clinic, Houston, Texas.

Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., F.B.A., is Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Director of the Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology at University College London; Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre, London; and Consultant to the Child and Family Program at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Anthony W. Bateman, M.D., F.R.C.Psych., is Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Halliwick Unit, St. Ann's Hospital, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health Trust; Visiting Professor, University College London; and Visiting Consultant, The Menninger Clinic and the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Reviews

This is an excellent book: well written, theoretically sophisticated but practical, clear, and provocative in its implications for reframing and enhancing treatment for a broad spectrum of disorders.This book is especially useful for those interested in the leading edge in psychotherapy integration; the common-factors approach to understanding psychotherapeutic effectiveness; and the integration of mind, brain, and interpersonal relations. I highly recommend it. PsycCRITIQUES The authors are superb teachers. It is refreshing to read this book that can heighten awareness of nuances in listening to and helping clients grow in recognizing and adapting the formulations of experience that shape their emotional responses. Doody Enterprises