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MENTALISATION - Mentalisation-based therapy is an evidence-based treatment for people with borderline personality disorder and other mental health conditions that draws from several different psychotherapeutic approaches. Mentalization-based treatment was developed in the 1990s by Anthony Bateman and Peter Fonagy specifically for people with borderline personalities. Mentalising, or the ability to focus on and differentiate between your own emotional state of mind and that of others, and understand how one’s mental state influences behavior, is a normal cognitive function that is limited in those with borderline personality disorder. Enhancement of mentalisation and improved emotional regulation are at the core of MBT treatment. Mentalisation based therapy has shown positive results for people diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder