Mentalization occurs in the first year of life under conditions of secure attachment, when the child feels protected and understood by his or her caregiver. The attuned caregiver is able to sense what ...

If you give a gun to an adolescent on the brink of manhood their testosterone goes up. So suggests a study conducted by Jennifer Klinesmith in which 18 to 22-year-old college students were led one at ...

Mentalization-based treatment for antisocial personality disorder (MBT-ASPD) — a therapy that helps individuals understand and interpret their own and others’ thoughts and feelings — significantly ...

Chief Executive Officer of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families Peter Fonagy is Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. He is also the Freud ...