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ArticleJournal of clinical psychology2026

Recent Innovations and Developmental Considerations in Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adolescents: A Case Illustration.

Madeleine Allman, Carla Sharp

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Article in Journal of clinical psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Madeleine AllmanDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Carla SharpDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8349-4701

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Abstract

Mentalization-based therapy for adolescents (MBT-A) is a treatment modality with an evidence base for young people struggling with borderline personality disorder, depression, and self-harm. Recently, several innovations to MBT-A have been described to expand its utility to new populations. In this paper, we first describe the basic structure of MBT-A and its interventions. Second, we describe developmental considerations of working with adolescents. Third, we describe recent innovations to MBT-A which expand its utility to new populations: (1) nosological reform toward a dimensional model of psychopathology, (2) mentalizing as a transdiagnostic factor for all adolescents receiving psychotherapy regardless of specific disorder or treatment modality, and (3) an explicit focus on the social context of the adolescent outside of the therapy room. We use case material to demonstrate the basic MBT-A structure and highlight the recent innovations which expand its utility.

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Borderline Personality DisorderDepressive DisorderMentalizationPsychotherapySelf-Injurious BehaviorAdolescentFemaleHumansMalecommon factorsearly identification and preventionmentalization‐based therapy for adolescentspersonality disordertreatment

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PMID41292468
PMCPMC12882797

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