{"title":"Originalbeiträge (Originals). Mentalisierungsfähigkeit älterer Patient:innen mit psychischen Erkrankungen – Fremdeinschätzungen durch Psychotherapeut:innen / Mentalization ability of older patients with mental illness – external assessments by psychotherapists.","authors":"Meinolf Peters, Tobias Becker","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mentalization ability of older patients with mental illness - external assessments by psychotherapists Background: The construct of mentalization ability is becoming increasingly important in modern psychotherapy, but little is known about the mentalizing abilities of older patients. Initial results on theory of mind abilities indicate deficits. However, this only sheds light on one aspect of the ability to mentalize. The present study was concerned with a more comprehensive examination of mentalization abilities in older patients and their clinical significance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>As part of the ÄPP study (Older Patients in Psychotherapy), a sample (N = 527) was examined using the Modes of Mentalization Scale, whereby psychotherapists were each asked to assess a younger or older patient, i. e. psychotherapists acted as raters here. In addition, the psychotherapists were asked to assess the rated patient with regard to various clinical parameters (e. g. suitability for psychotherapy).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Older patients show deficits in mentalization skills compared to younger patients, although these are lower than expected. The reasons for this are discussed as a result of selection factors in psychotherapeutic care. In older patients, however, the assessment of a more limited mentalization ability has a more far-reaching influence on the therapist's clinical assessment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The therapeutic focus should be on promoting the ability to mentalize. But psychotherapists should also be better trained to deal with corresponding deficits in older patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"71 1","pages":"4-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial. Beziehungen in der Krise – Aufbruch.","authors":"Claas Lahmann","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"71 1","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deutscher Kongress für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie vom 12. bis 14. März 2025 in Berlin – 80 Abstracts.","authors":"","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"71 1","pages":"20-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Heftes (The authors in this issue).","authors":"","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2025.71.1.111","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"71 1","pages":"111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ayline Heller, Manfred E Beutel, Elmar Brähler, Mareike Ernst
{"title":"Erhöhtes Risiko für Suizidversuche bei Nachkommen von Vertriebenen – Ein epidemiologischer Beitrag zur Untersuchung transgenerationaler Folgen von Fluchterfahrungen.","authors":"Ayline Heller, Manfred E Beutel, Elmar Brähler, Mareike Ernst","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2024.70.4.358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2024.70.4.358","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"70 4","pages":"358-369"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142866211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitteilungen und Personalia.","authors":"","doi":"10.13109/zptm.2024.70.4.390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2024.70.4.390","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51217,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie","volume":"70 4","pages":"390"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142866217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}