title: The Resilience Program: preliminary evaluation of a mentalization-based education program.
abstract: In order to manage with the burden of mental health problems in the world we need to develop cost-effective and safe preventive interventions. Education about resilience to support the ability to cope with life challenges in general, may be a useful strategy. We consider the concepts of Theory of Mind and Mentalization to be relevant in this context. In this paper we describe a simple modular intervention program based on these concepts which can be tailored to specific needs and situations in individual therapy as well as group levels. The program has shown promising results in pilot studies and is now tested in controlled trials in settings such as schools and educational institutions, adults diagnosed with ADHD, and children in care.
authors.affiliation: The Danish Committee for Health Education, Copenhagen Denmark.
authors.forename: Poul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.affiliation: Anna Freud Centre and Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London UK.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Midgley
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus Denmark.
authors.forename: Jin L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, University of Greenland, Nuuk Greenland.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wistoft
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus Denmark.
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obel
keywords: conflict prevention; mental health education; mentalization; resilience; theory of mind