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Trial reportPsychological medicine2026

Long-term effects of mentalization-based treatment for psychotic disorder: a 5-year follow-up of a multi-center, randomized-controlled trial.

Jonas Gijs Weijers, Martin Debbané, Coriene Ten Kate, Fleur van Kaam, Remco de Winter, Elisabeth Eurelings-Bontekoe, Jean-Paul Selten

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Trial report in Psychological medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jonas Gijs Weijershttps://ror.org/02jz4aj89Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-221X
Martin DebbanéClinical Psychology, https://ror.org/01swzsf04University of Geneva Faculty of Psychology and Education: Universite de Geneve F, Geneva, Switzerland.
Coriene Ten KateMBT team, https://ror.org/029cn2a76GGZ Rivierduinen, Leiden, Netherlands.
Fleur van Kaamhttps://ror.org/02jz4aj89Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Remco de Winterhttps://ror.org/02jz4aj89Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Elisabeth Eurelings-BontekoeClinical Psychology, https://ror.org/027bh9e22Leiden University: Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.
Jean-Paul Seltenhttps://ror.org/02jz4aj89Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-3243

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe results of a previous randomized trial showed that mentalization-based treatment for psychotic disorder (MBTp) was associated with greater improvement than treatment as usual (TAU) in social functioning up to 6 months after treatment. The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect after 5 years.

methodsThe researchers tried to find all patients who had participated in the trial (n = 84) and to assess, blind to previous treatment status, their social functioning and mentalizing capacity. Social functioning was measured using the Social Functioning Scale, mentalizing using the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale and the Hinting Task.

resultsTwenty-three MBTp patients and 23 TAU patients collaborated. There was no evidence of selective drop-out. A complete case, repeated measure analysis of variance on the basis of intention-to-treat showed that, 5 years post-treatment, MBTp patients still scored better on social functioning compared to baseline [η

conclusionThe results suggest a durable effect of MBTp.

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MentalizationPsychotic DisordersTheory of MindAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultflexible assertive community treatmentlong-term outcomesmentalization-based treatmentmentalizing capacitypsychosissocial functioning

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PMID41508857
PMCPMC12885340

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