Abstract
Is mentalization an inspiration for eating disorder psychotherapy? I Kocourkova, J. Koutek The ability of understanding the mind-body relationship is reduced in patients with eating disorders, the patients suffer from the lack of the reflective function.
Mentalization represents the ability to attribute mental states including beliefs, intents, desires, emotions to oneself and others. The ability of understanding is an important determinant of self-organization and self-representation.
Psychotherapy aspires to improve both the mentalization function and reflective capacity. The mentalization theory gives impetus not only to its application in the psychotherapeutic techniques but also brings new inspiration for the psychotherapeutic starting points in psychology and psychiatry.