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  • Trauma-Focused mentalization-based treatment (MBT-TF) is designed for individuals with attachment or complex trauma, addressing symptoms like hyperarousal and relational difficulties.
  • Developed from prior research, MBT-TF focuses on the effects of trauma on mentalizing and aims to restore the ability to process experiences and build trust.
  • The treatment is group-based, lasting 6-12 months, and includes specific phases and interventions, with case examples illustrating its unique approaches and challenges faced in therapy.

Article Abstract

Trauma-Focused mentalization-based treatment (MBT-TF) is an adaptation of mentalization-based treatment (MBT) specifically developed for patients suffering from attachment or complex trauma, with the possibility of co-occurring borderline personality pathology. The creation of MBT-TF was driven by previous research and observations that interventions centered on mentalizing could be significantly improved by directly addressing the impact of trauma. MBT-TF aims to mitigate symptoms that arise post-trauma, such as hyperarousal, hypervigilance, intrusions, flashbacks, avoidance behaviors, dissociative experiences, negative perceptions of self and others, and ensuing relational difficulties. Implemented as a group intervention, MBT-TF typically spans 6-12 months. From a mentalizing perspective, trauma, particularly attachment trauma, leads to a failure in processing the effects of trauma through and with others. Stress and attachment behavioral systems are disrupted, which undermines the capacity for epistemic trust, and impairs mentalizing abilities. This paper offers a concise summary of the reasoning for MBT-TF's creation, its theoretical underpinnings, and its clinical strategy for addressing the adverse impacts of trauma. It further details the treatment phases, their main goals, and their interventions, supplemented by clinical case examples that underscore MBT-TF's distinctive attributes and frequent clinical hurdles.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427379PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1426092DOI Listing

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