title: Mentalizing.
abstract: Mentalizing, the process of making sense of mental states in oneself and other persons, plays a central role in psychopathology and psychotherapy. The author explicates the concept of mentalizing, highlights some factors critical to its development, and illustrates its clinical applications in the domains of trauma and depression.
authors: Child and Family Center, Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX 77080, USA. jallen@menninger.edu
authors: Jon G
authors: JG
authors: Allen
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy