The shadow of trauma: impaired mentalization in clinical populations - a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mentalizing defines the set of social cognitive imaginative activities that enable interpretation of behaviors as arising from intentional mental states. Mentalization impairments have been related to childhood trauma (CT) and are widely present in people suffering from mental disorders. Nevertheless, the link between CT exposure, mentalization abilities, and related psychopathology remains unclear. This study aims to systematically review the evidence in this domain.

Methods

A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA)-compliant systematic review of literature published until December 2022 was conducted through an Ovid search (Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO). The review was registered in the Prospective Register of Systematic Revie

SUBMITTER: Gorgellino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12270273 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature