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ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2025

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

Yogev Kivity, Nati Pasternak, Rotem Moshe-Cohen, Shir Ada Basson, Leeav Sheena-Peer, Noa Steinberg, Tom Livni

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Yogev Kivity *Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel. yogev.kivity@biu.ac.il.
Nati Pasternak *Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
Rotem Moshe-CohenDepartment of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
Shir Ada BassonDepartment of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
Leeav Sheena-PeerDepartment of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
Noa SteinbergDepartment of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
Tom LivniDepartment of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.

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Israeli Science Foundation Grant No. 1345/20
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Abstract

backgroundImpairments 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.

methodsForty-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. Self-report measures of subjective distress and the acceptability of the intervention were collected following the intervention.

resultsA significant improvement in mentalizing abilities was observed following mentalizing-enhancement (d = 0.69, p = .002), but not emotional sharing (d = -0.07, p = .64). Participants in the mentalizing-enhancement group reported significantly lower post-intervention distress than the emotional sharing group (d = 0.64, p = .03). Unexpectedly, the motivation for mentalizing decreased in both groups (mentalizing-enhancement/emotional sharing: d = -1.62/-1.16, respectively, ps < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Brief and focused mentalizing interventions may enhance mentalizing and reduce distress in BPD and could be utilized for tailoring interventions for specific BPD deficits.

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Borderline personality disorderEmotional sharingEmotion regulationInterventionsMentalizing

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PMCPMC12713231

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