What are the characteristics of Mentalisation based therapy?

The Characteristics of MBT are:

Patient's mental states in here and now are the object of joint attention
Focus on the patient's mind
Affect focused
The therapist continually constructs an image of the mental reality of the patient
Relates to the current events or activity/mental reality
Near-conscious or contious content
Active questioning
Simple and short
Therapist has a not-knowning stance
DIfferences in perspective of patient and therapist are explored and respected

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