Attachment and Thought Problems in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample: The Mediational Role of Theory of Mind

Previous research has documented increased incidence of insecure attachment and theory of mind (ToM) deficits in individuals experiencing psychotic disorders. ToM has been theorized as a possible mediator of the relation between attachment and psychosis (Korver-Nieberg et al., 2014). The current study sought to extend this area of research to adolescents for the first time by examining adolescent-parent attachment and ToM in inpatient adolescents.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jessica R. Hart, Amanda Venta, Carla Sharp Source Type: research