S45. MENTALIZATION BASED TREATMENT FOR NON-AFFECTIVE PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

摘要

BackgroundDeficits in mentalizing – i.e. the ability to understand one’s own and another’s behavior in terms of mental states such as beliefs, feelings and intentions – have been widely observed in patients with non-affective psychotic disorder (NAPD). In turn, robust evidence has shown these impairments to be related to social dysfunction and negative symptoms. However, few treatments have been developed to effectively treat impaired mentalizing, in spite of its increased recognition as an important treatment target. Mentalization based treatment (MBT) is a psychodynamic therapy rooted in attachment theory, originally developed and empirically found to be effective in treating borderline personality disorder. MBT for psychotic disorder aims to improve social functioning in NAPD patients by targeting impaired mentalizing.