以心智化為基礎的兒童心理治療（Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children，簡稱MBT-C），可幫助兒童理解自身想法、調節情緒，同時支持父母滿足孩子的情緒需求，是與親子進行心理工作的一大利器。本書由英、美、加、荷蘭及瑞典五地的專家聯合執筆，提出一個有時間限期的心智化治療模式，並將親職諮詢納入到模式當中，期盼以雙軌並行的方式，在治療期間內提升孩子與家長各自的心智化能力。針對對象為5-12歲、因焦慮、憂鬱症、人際困難、心智化能力停滯等情緒障礙，以及輕到中度的行為問題的孩子們及其父母。本書從詳實的評估與個案概念化歷程開始，加入發展心理學理論的觀點，配合具體明瞭的治療架構與步驟，讓實務工作者們爭取在短時間（約9-12次）內處理關鍵的親子關係及心智化能力的主題，並描繪出工作上的可行方向。這個治療取向運用了傳統心理動力學的原則，更結合依附理論、心智化實證研究，以及認知行為治療、遊戲治療等不同取向。簡明而條理清晰的論述，不但適合臨床醫師、諮商師、輔導老師、社工師參考，一般父母師長閱讀本書，也能得到許多啟發。...

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