Mentalization-based intervention to recurrent acute presentations and self-harm in a community mental health service setting.

The article discusses a study aimed to determine the clinical benefit of a mentalization-based intervention (MBI) added to a recovery-based model of care for borderline personality disorder (BPD) consumers with a history of recurrent, deliberate self-harm. Topics covered include an assessment of the implementation of the MBI, its compatibility with a recovery-based case psychiatric management approach, and