European Psychotherapy 2024: Mentalization Supporting Theory MST

The impetus for the development of MST came from Peter Fonagy and his working group with their Mentalization Based Therapy MBT, whose perspective Daniel Barth presents in the first article. This is followed by two articles by Lars Theßen and Serge Sulz, in which they describe the theoretical background, therapeutic conception and practical approach. The special type of emotion exposure in MST (Emotion Tracking), which was adopted by Albert Pesso, is described very clearly and impressively by Serge Sulz and Maria Schreiner. This is followed by reports on previous research in the MST research laboratory by Lars Theßen, Serge Sulz and colleagues. Finally, there is an article by Annette Richter-Benedikt in which the use of MST in young people is described. All articles are peer reviewed. MST was only one example of innovative therapeutic development that others will follow.