The measurement of reflective function in adolescents withand without borderline traits

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1215-1223

  Ha, Carolyn ^a,b   Sharp, Carla ^a,b   Ensink, Karin ^c   Fonagy, Peter ^d   Cirino, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Borderline personality disorder; Mentalization; Mentalizing; Reflective function; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEASUREMENT; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLECTIVE FUNCTION; REFLECTIVE FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUTHS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENCE; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; MENTALIZATION; MENTALIZING; REFLECTIVE FUNCTION; SOCIAL COGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 84886377908     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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