Reflective functioning offers an empirically grounded framework for the assessment of
mentalization. This article briefly outlines the theory of mentalization and the development of …

In this review, we call for a cross-cultural examination of mentalizing. To this end, we first
outline theoretical directions for understanding mentalizing in the context of the universalism …

Mentalizing-the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring mental states that lie
behind overt behaviour-develops within the context of attachment relationships. It is crucial …

Psychosocial interventions known to create change in people with personality disorders
(PDs) share a number of qualities often subsumed under the" four Cs": consistency …

The lack of affective responsiveness to others' mental states–one of the hallmarks of
psychopathy–is thought to give rise to increased interpersonal aggression. Recent models …

Mentalization--the effort to make sense of our own and others' actions, behavior, and internal
states--is something we all do. And it is a capacity that all psychotherapies aim to improve …

Complex human social cognition has evolved in concert with risks for psychiatric disorders.
Recently, autism and psychotic-affective conditions (mainly schizophrenia, bipolar disorder …

Mentalization, the high-order function of detecting and interpreting one's own and others'
mental states, has gained interest in the fields of clinical and developmental …

The relation between language and theory of mind (ToM) has been debated for more than
two decades. In a similar vein, ToM has been examined in children with specific language …

Objective Mentalization is the capacity to understand behavior as the expression of various
mental states and is assumed to be important in a range of psychopathologies, especially …