Hypermentalizing, attachment, and epistemic trust in adolescent BPD: Clinical illustrations

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 172-182

  Bo, Sune ^a   Sharp, Carla ^b   Fonagy, Peter ^c   Kongerslev, Mickey ^a,d  

^a Psychiatric Research Unit   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Roskilde Eye Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

attachment theory; Borderline personality disorder; epistemic trust; mentalizing; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THEORY OF MIND; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THEORY OF MIND; TRUST;

EID: 84951299112     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000161     Document Type: Article

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