Mentalization based treatment for antisocial personality disorder

The purpose of this project is to investigate psychotherapy processes in MBT for ASPD. By performing an in- depth analysis of these phenomenon we hope to understand better what works and how in psychotherapy with ASPD. In this project we aim to explore through qualitative phenomenological descriptive analysis characteristics of non-mentalizing that typically occur within group therapy sessions with ASPD patients.  Furthermore, we will perform an exploration of what therapists do and how they intervene when these sequences occur. In addition, we will perform systematic adherence scoring in an ongoing pilot study investigating MBT for ASPD (TheAntisocialProject). 

This project is part of an ongoing feasibility study on MBT with antisocial personality disorder (REK 8254). 

This project is financed in the Department of Addiction medicine, Haukeland University Hospital
This project has received funding from the The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 2022. 

Astrid Bergwitz, Andreas Ekberg, Elisabeth Lied Gikling,,Morten Øvrebø, Anthony Bateman, Anna Motz. 
This study is a collaborative effort between The Quality Lab of Psychotherapy, Oslo University Hospital (QualityLab), The Research group for personality psychiatry, University of Oslo (ResearchGroupUIO), and the MBT team in the Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital and the Research group Bergen psychotherapy Change Lab at the University of Bergen. 

Katharina T.E Morken
Institute of clinical psychology / University of Bergen / Norway / Senior researcher  / Department of Addiction medicine / Haukeland University Hospital / Norway. Phone: 907 39 201. E-mail: katharina.morken@uib.no / katharina.teresa.enehaug.morken@helse-bergen.no

Morken, K. T., Øvrebø, M., Klippenberg, C., Morvik, T., & Gikling, E. L. (2022). Antisocial personality disorder in group therapy, kindling pro-sociality and mentalizing. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome.