Smartphone-Based Mindfulness and Mentalization Ecological Momentary Interventions for Common #MentalHealth Problems: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Background: Accessible Ecological Momentary Interventions deliver brief, real-time support integrated into daily routines. Interpersonal dynamics and maladaptive coping mechanisms, can contribute to an individual's #anxiety and #depression. Both mindfulness and mentalization represent psychological constructs with the potential to mitigate the negative impact of interpersonal stressors. Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of an automated mindfulness and mentalization-based ecological momentary intervention for common #MentalHealth problems as delivered via a mobile phone #App. Methods: Design: Parallel-group pilot randomised controlled trial with 1:1 allocation ratio and exploratory framework. Participants experiencing common #MentalHealth problems were recruited online, from a University setting. Eligible participants were randomly allocated to fully automated mindfulness-based or mentalization-based ecological momentary interventions via computer-generated randomisation. Participants were blind to the alternative intervention options. Outcomes were self-assessed through questionnaires after four weeks. Primary outcomes were feasibility (recruitment, retention, adherence) and acceptability (satisfaction ratings, qualitative feedback). Secondary outcomes included changes in #depression (Patient #Health Questionnaire: PHQ-9) and #anxiety (Generalised #anxiety Disorder Questionnaire: GAD-7) scores. Results: Eighty-four participants were randomised (42 to each group). The interventions demonstrated good feasibility with 89.2% retention rate and mean adherence of 87.69% across both groups. Acceptability ratings were positive, with favourable scores for ease of engagement (M = 5.20), overall enjoyment (M = 5.15), and likelihood of recommending the #App (M = 5.11) on a 7-point scale. For primary outcomes, both groups showed significant within-group reductions in PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores, with moderate to large effect sizes ( d= -0.68 to -0.81), with no significant difference between groups. Both treatments demonstrated clinically significant change with a proportion of participants in both groups no longer meeting caseness criteria for #anxiety (42%) and #depression (46%). Mindfulness performed better on improving assertiveness and perceived support compared to mentalization in the momentary EMA data. One unintended harm was reported in the mindfulness arm, none in the mentalization arm. Conclusions: This pilot trial suggests that both mindfulness and mentalization-based ecological momentary interventions are feasible and acceptable for individuals with common #MentalHealth problems and warrant further evaluation. Clinical Trial: aspredicted158328; https://aspredicted.org/kn7g-xkhg.pdf

JMIR Mental Health: Smartphone-Based Mindfulness and Mentalization Ecological Momentary Interventions for Common #MentalHealth Problems: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #Mentalization #Anxiety #Depression

Emotional Intelligence and the Brain: Navigating Social Cues

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A three-track, psychodynamic treatment approach for children who have experienced complex trauma Complex trauma involves severe and pervasive events such as abuse or profound neglect, in which there is usually a lack of a ‘safe haven’ for the young child, as their caregivers may be unavailable...

A good paper by about work with #trauma using #psychoanalytc #mentalization and #systemic approaches, and nice to be cited in it too zurl.co/EhQzR

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Join us as Professor Peter Fonagy unpacks mentalization—our ability to understand thoughts & emotions—and how it shapes mental health, trauma recovery, & resilience.
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18-month-olds tailor communication to others’ knowledge, new study finds A recent study found that 18-month-old infants adapt their pointing gestures based on their partner’s knowledge, providing clearer signals to uninformed or misinformed partners, showcasing early development of mentalization.

A recent study found that 18-month-old infants adapt their pointing gestures based on their partner’s knowledge, providing clearer signals to uninformed or misinformed partners, showcasing early development of… #ChildDevelopment #InfantStudies #Mentalization #EarlyChildhood #CommunicationSkills

We term this behavior adaptive #mentalization , which is predominantly encoded within the social brain network. This underscores the pivotal role of areas such as the TPJ in updating beliefs about others' strategies. #neuroeconomics (3/5)

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What is the role of mentalizing in psychological interventions? Amelia Mullet summarises a systematic review exploring the role of mentalizing in psychological interventions in adult populations.

What is the role of mentalizing in psychological interventions? www.nationalelfservice.net?p=203774

In this blog, Amelia Mullet summarises a systematic review exploring the role of mentalizing in adult psychotherapy.

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“What is Mentalizing & Why Do It” with Jon G. Allen, PhD

This interview explains in simple terms the concept of #mentalization, which is increasingly used in #psychodynamic therapy and is the basis of a relatively new evidence-based form of it: #MBT

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I'm wondering how @ToniaReay and the @TaviRelations crew are getting on in #Sweden, talking with colleagues about #Mentalization Send pictures, have you got your #boots? #LoveBorgen