Mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders: a systematic review and multilevel meta‐analysis

This is the first meta-analytic study to estimate the association between mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders. Findings suggest a moderate association, underscoring the importance of assessing mentalization in these populations. Further research should explore the clinical implications of mentalization for internalizing disorders in adolescence.

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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2026-03-08
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https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70080
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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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Mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders: a systematic review and multilevel meta‐analysis

Andrés Roussos, Nick Midgley, Juan Martin Gomez Penedo, A. Babl et al.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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Mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders: a systematic review and multilevel meta‐analysis

Andrés Roussos, Nick Midgley, Juan Martin Gomez Penedo, A. Babl, Areas Malenka, Candela García Domench
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This is the first meta-analytic study to estimate the association between mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders. Findings suggest a moderate association, underscoring the importance of assessing mentalization in these populations. Further research should explore the clinical implications of mentalization for internalizing disorders in adolescence.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Leiden University (NL), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE), University of Belgrano (AR), University of Applied Sciences Leiden (NL), Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR), Anna Freud Centre (GB), Universidad Nacional de La Plata (AR)
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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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