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An Integrated Developmental Approach to Personality Disorders in Adolescence: Expanding Kernberg's Object Relations Theory by Normandin, Lina, Alan Weiner, Karin Ensink

“…This article is a tribute to Dr. Otto F. Kernberg and his contribution to the theoretical understanding of personality pathology in adolescence. In his object…”
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Adolescent mentalizing and childhood emotional abuse: implications for depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder features by Martin-Gagnon, Gabriel, Normandin, Lina, Fonagy, Peter, Ensink, Karin

“…There is preliminary evidence that childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is a risk factor for adolescent mentalizing difficulties (Uncertainty/Confusion about mental…”
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Trauma-related symptoms in adolescents: the differential roles of sexual abuse and mentalizing by Wais, Marissa, Bégin, Michaël, Sharp, Carla, Ensink, Karin

“…Major gaps remain in our knowledge regarding childhood sexual abuse (CSA) related symptoms in adolescent psychiatric inpatients, as well as potential…”
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Maternal and child reflective functioning in the context of child sexual abuse: pathways to depression and externalising difficulties by Ensink, Karin, Bégin, Michaël, Normandin, Lina, Fonagy, Peter

“…Sexual abuse is a well-recognised risk factor for child psychopathology. Little is known regarding whether child and maternal mentalization can be considered a…”
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Maternal and Child Sexual Abuse History: An Intergenerational Exploration of Children's Adjustment and Maternal Trauma-Reflective Functioning by Borelli, Jessica L, Cohen, Chloe, Pettit, Corey, Normandin, Lina, Target, Mary, Fonagy, Peter, Ensink, Karin

“…The aim of the current study was to investigate associations, unique and interactive, between mothers' and children's histories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA)…”
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Measuring mentalizing in youth: further validation of the reflective functioning questionnaire for youth (RFQY-13) by Martin-Gagnon, Gabriel, Fonagy, Peter, Bégin, Michaël, Normandin, Lina, Ensink, Karin

“…ObjectiveThis study investigated the psychometric properties, including the factor structure, validity, and reliability of the 13-item Reflective Function…”
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Testing Children’s Mentalizing in Middle Childhood: Adopting the Child and Adolescent Reflective Functioning Scale with Clinical and Community Children by Bizzi, Fabiola, Charpentier-Mora, Simone, Cavanna, Donatella, Borelli, Jessica L., Ensink, Karin

“…Beginning with Ensink’s seminal study (2015), the field entered a new era in which we were able to measure mentalizing in school-aged children. The goal of…”
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Risky Sexual Behavior Profiles in Youth: Associations With Borderline Personality Features by Bégin, Michaël, Ensink, Karin, Bellavance, Katherine, Clarkin, John F, Normandin, Lina

“…Adolescence and young adulthood are peak periods for risky sexual behaviors (RSB) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) features. RSB is a major public…”
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Does Children’s Mentalizing Mediate the Role of Attachment and Psychological Maladjustment in Middle Childhood? by Fabiola, Bizzi, Simone, Charpentier Mora, Karin, Ensink, Donatella, Cavanna, Jessica, Borelli

“…Objectives This study investigated mentalization, operationalized as Reflective Functioning (RF), focusing on its differential subcomponents (self- and…”
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Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents by Weiner, Alan S., PhD, Ensink, Karin, PhD, Normandin, Lina, PhD

“…Research on borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adolescence has helped to clarify the characteristics of BPD in young people. The considerable emotional…”
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Sexually Abused Children: Secure Attachment as a Protective Factor by Ensink, Karin, Fonagy, Peter, Normandin, Lina, Rozenberg, Abby, Marquez, Christina, Godbout, Natacha, Borelli, Jessica L

“…The aim of the present study was to examine the hypothesis that attachment and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) interacted such that school aged CSA survivors with…”
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Dimensional model of adolescent personality pathology, reflective functioning, and emotional maltreatment by Ensink, Karin, Deschênes, Mélissa, Bégin, Michaël, Cimon, Laurie, Gosselin, Thomas, Wais, Marissa, Normandin, Lina, Fonagy, Peter

“…Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is a recognized risk factor for adolescent mentalizing challenges. However, there's limited understanding about how CEA might…”
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Post-traumatic-stress in the context of childhood maltreatment: pathways from attachment through mentalizing during the transition to parenthood by Ensink, Karin, Bégin, Michaël, Martin-Gagnon, Gabriel, Biberdzic, Marko, Berthelot, Nicolas, Normandin, Lina, Fonagy, Peter, Bernazzani, Odette, Borelli, Jessica L

“…This study aimed to clarify the role of mentalizing in pathways from attachment to Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) in survivors of childhood maltreatment…”
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Different epistemic stances for different traumatic experiences: implications for mentalization by Benzi, Ilaria Maria Antonietta, Carone, Nicola, Parolin, Laura, Martin-Gagnon, Gabriel, Ensink, Karin, Fontana, Andrea

“…Traumatic experiences may impair reflective functioning (RF), making it difficult for individuals to understand their own and others' mental states. Epistemic…”
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School-Aged Children With Higher Reflective Functioning Exhibit Lower Cardiovascular Reactivity by Borelli, Jessica L, Ensink, Karin, Hong, Kajung, Sereno, Alexandra T, Drury, Robert, Fonagy, Peter

“…Despite extensive theorizing regarding the regulatory role of reflective functioning (RF), few studies have explored the links between RF and physiological…”
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Strength-based Video-feedback to improve maternal sensitivity in mother-infant dyads with maternal depressive symptoms: Study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial by Olhaberry, Marcia, Leyton, Fanny, Morán-Kneer, Javier, León, María José, Sieverson, Catalina, Muzard, Antonia, Honorato, Carolina, Ensink, Karin, Malberg, Norka, Luyten, Patrick, Costa-Cordella, Stefanella

“…Maternal sensitivity and mentalization are fundamental for children's mental health development. These skills have been negatively associated with maternal…”
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Measuring Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Adolescents by Simon L Chrétien, Karin Ensink, Jean Descoteaux, Lina Normandin

“…The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) has been widely used with adults. Its vulnerable and grandiose dimensions have been differentially associated with…”
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Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children: A Time-Limited Approach by Midgley, Nick, Ensink, Karin, Lindqvist, Karin, Malberg, Norka, Muller, Nicole

“…This is the first comprehensive clinical introduction to using a time-limited mentalizing approach for working with children, ages 5 to 12, who experience…”
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Introduction to CAN special issue: Attachment & mentalization by Miljkovitch, Raphaële, Ensink, Karin

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Parental reflective functioning as a moderator of child internalizing difficulties in the context of child sexual abuse by Ensink, Karin, Bégin, Michaël, Normandin, Lina, Fonagy, Peter

“…The objective was to examine pathways from child sexual abuse (CSA) and maternal mentalizing to child internalizing and externalizing difficulties and to test…”
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