A pilot randomized controlled study of a brief mentalizing enhancement intervention for borderline personality disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impairments in mentalizing, the capacity for understanding mental states, are central to borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study examined a brief mentalizing intervention aiming to enhance the capacity and motivation for mentalizing in BPD.

Methods

Forty-eight adults with BPD (Sex: 81% female; Gender: 75% female) were randomized to a brief, single-session mentalizing or a control intervention. The mentalizing intervention involved prompts and practice in considering mental states underlying behaviors in interpersonal situations, while the control group involved an emotional sharing intervention. An observer-rated measure of mentalizing ability and a self-report measure of motivation for mentalizing were administered before and after the intervention. Sel

SUBMITTER: Kivity Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713231 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature