Anthony Bateman is Consultant to the Anna Freud Centre in London, Visiting Professor at University College London and Honorary Professor in Psychotherapy at the University of Copenhagen. Peter Fonagy is Director of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families in London, and is National Clinical Advisor in NHS England on Children and Young People's Mental Health. Chloe Campbell is Deputy Director of the Psychoanalysis Unit at University College London. She is series co-editor of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families/Routledge Best Practice Series. Patrick Luyten is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven in Belgium and Professor of Psychodynamic Psychology at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology at University College London. Martin Debbané is Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, and Professor of Psychopathology at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology at the University College London.

'This book brilliantly brings together, in accessible language, the research and clinical wisdom that have accumulated over the past 20 years in mentalization-based theory and practice. It definitively establishes mentalization-based treatment as the transdiagnostic treatment it is. Requiring no prior exposure to mentalization-based therapy, this must-read guide provides clinicians with essential tools that can be immediately implemented. Read it! It will be worth it!' Carla Sharp, John and Rebecca Moores Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, CLASS, Department of Psychology, University of Houston

• Preface; Part I. An Overview of the Model: 1. A history of mentalizing and MBT; 2. The supporting theory of MBT; Part II. The MBT Model in Practice: 3. What is mentalization-based treatment?; 4. The clinical process of MBT – a step-by-step guide; 5. MBT Group (MBT-G); Part III. Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations: 6. Narcissistic personality disorder; 7. Antisocial personality disorder; 8. Avoidant personality disorder; 9. Depression; 10. Psychosis; 11. Trauma; 12. Eating disorders; Part IV. Application of MBT in Different Populations and in Different Settings: 13. Working with children; 14. Working with adolescents; 15. Working with families; 16. Working with couples; 17. Mentalizing in other settings; 18. Mentalizing and emergency care.