Reflective functioning offers an empirically grounded framework for the assessment of
mentalization. This article briefly outlines the theory of mentalization and the development of …

Several studies have investigated the neural correlates of self-reflection. In the paradigm
most commonly used to address this concept, a subject is presented with trait adjectives or …

We are in the midst of a global transition in which digital “screens” are no longer simply
entertainment devices and distractions; rather, adolescents are currently living in a hybrid …

Learning Objectives: After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: 1.
Assess anomalous self-experience as a core feature of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. 2 …

Abstract Models of schizophrenia, which focus exclusively on discrete symptoms and
neurocognitive deficits, risk missing the possibility that a core feature of the disorder involves …

Bleuler suggested that fragmentation of thought, emotion and volition were the unifying
feature of the disorders he termed schizophrenia. In this paper we review research seeking …

The editors of this special issue have commissioned us to bring together some of the
conceptual and empirical research presented in six intriguing papers that illustrate the …

An accurate description of the problems associated with personality disorders can lead to
psychotherapists providing better treatment for their patients, alleviating some of the …

BACKGROUND: Research into mental state attribution has repeatedly shown that patients
with schizophrenia are impaired in their capacity to reflect upon their own and others' beliefs …

Abstract The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (RMET) is commonly used to assess
mentalizing, the capacity to make inferences about mental states. The RMET has been used …