Chapman Alexander L, Dixon-Gordon Katherine L
Simon Fraser University.
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Personal Disord. 2015 Oct;6(4):393-4. doi: 10.1037/per0000151.
Chapman and Dixon-Gordon were invited to write this commentary, they were concerned that they did not know enough about mentalization to make coherent comments on this interesting series. As it turns out, they were among a shrinking minority, as the past decade has witnessed a surge research on mentalization. Work in this field has been pioneered, in no small part, by the authors of the present issue. Collectively, this set of articles provides a useful summary of the state of mentalization research for the uninitiated and makes a compelling case for mentalization as a key translational construct, particularly with regard to borderline personality disorder (BPD). Mentalization deserves attention in further translational research as well as in treatment refinement for BPD and other clinical problems. Future work should also involve the development of effective, objective ways to assess mentalization. Ultimately, the use of translational constructs to loosen the boundaries between evidence-based treatment approaches may help us move toward more refined, accessible, and effective treatment for BPD and other complex mental health problems.
查普曼和迪克森 - 戈登受邀撰写此评论，他们担心自己对心理化了解不足，无法对这个有趣的系列做出连贯的评论。事实证明，他们属于日益减少的少数群体，因为在过去十年里，心理化研究激增。该领域的工作在很大程度上是由本期的作者们开创的。总体而言，这组文章为新手提供了心理化研究现状的有用总结，并有力地证明了心理化作为一个关键的转化性概念的重要性，特别是在边缘型人格障碍（BPD）方面。心理化在进一步的转化研究以及BPD和其他临床问题的治疗优化中都值得关注。未来的工作还应包括开发有效、客观的心理化评估方法。最终，使用转化性概念来打破循证治疗方法之间的界限，可能有助于我们朝着为BPD和其他复杂心理健康问题提供更精细、更易获得且更有效的治疗迈进。
