Nicolas Lorenzini

• MSc, PhD
• PostDoc Position at University College London

Objective: This study examines whether resilience and mentalizing capacities affect the network constellation of various protective and risk factors among psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A multinational sample of N = 536 psychotherapists completed surveys regarding their mentalizing capacity, general resilience, and therapist...

Introduction Although the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected wellbeing of at-risk groups, most research on resilience employed convenience samples. We investigated psychosocial resilience and risk factors (RFs) for the wellbeing of psychotherapists and other mental health practitioners, an under-researched population that provides essential su...

BACKGROUND Although the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has severely affected wellbeing of at-risk groups, most research on resilience employed convenience samples. OBJECTIVE We investigated psychosocial resilience and risk factors (RFs) for the wellbeing of psychotherapists and other mental health practitioners, an under-researched population that provides e...

Objetivo: Analizar la experiencia de los profesionales que atendieron en primera línea a los pacientes infectados durante la primera ola de la pandemia de COVID-19. Material y Métodos: Los participantes fueron reclutados entre médicos y enfermeras de varios hospitales y centros de salud en España. Sus narrativas se obtuvieron a través de tres grupo...

Background This is the validation of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis—Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQ). Methods A clinical sample of 399 adults and a nonclinical general population sample of 50 healthy adults completed measures of depression, attachment, psychiatric symptomatology and distress. Internal consistency and concurrent validi...

Depression and personality disorder, in particular borderline personality disorder as defined by DSM and ICD classifications, are characterized by great phenomenological heterogeneity, and high comorbidity with each other and with other psychiatric disorders. These characteristics suggest that several domains of mental functioning are differentiall...

Background This is the validation of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis - Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQ) Methods A clinical sample of 399 adults and a nonclinical sample of 50 healthy adults completed measures of depression, attachment, psychiatric symptomatology and distress. Internal consistency and concurrent validity were assessed. T...

Most parenting interventions report high dropout rates for parents who exhibit clinically high levels of stress and/or are parents of adolescents with severe emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. The objective of this preliminary study was to evaluate the feasibility and real-world effectiveness of the Open Door Approach to Parenting Teenagers...

Background Over 600 RCTs have demonstrated the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for children and young people’s mental health, but little is known about the long-term outcomes. This systematic review sought to establish whether the effects of selective and indicated interventions were sustained at 12 months. Method We conducted a system...

Attachment instruments vary substantially in practicability of administration, employment of categorical versus dimensional scoring, quality of scales, and applicability to different attachment figures. The Attachment Network Q-sort (ANQ) is a self-report, quasi-qualitative instrument that discriminates relationship-specific attachment styles for m...

The mentalizing approach to the understanding and treatment of trauma has focused mainly on early attachment trauma (Fonagy, Luyten, and Campbell 2017). However, we suggest here that aspects of the theory and practice of mentalization-based interventions may be useful in shedding light on the subject of trauma caused by state violence and repressio...

Background Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is an under-researched mental disorder. Systematic reviews and policy documents identify ASPD as a priority area for further treatment research because of the scarcity of available evidence to guide clinicians and policymakers; no intervention has been established as the treatment of choice for this...

This thesis focuses on the Implicit Associations Test (IAT), as a measure of implicit cognition aiming to tap distortions of cognitive processing by unconsciously held personal and interpersonal attitudes and beliefs. Classically, IAT had revealed delays in processing of information when dissonant attitudes were activated, even when the participant...

Background A disproportionate number of mental health (MH) patients breach the four-hour emergency department (ED) target, affecting the functioning of emergency services. This study aims to inform future decision- making about how to best organise ED services for MH patients. Methods A case note audit of 632 consecutive patients and a qualitative...

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La teoría del apego es un modelo biopsicosocial para describir y explicar la forma en que un individuo se relaciona con otros cercanos: como sus padres, hijos y parejas sexuales. Esta forma de relacionarse es aprendida durante la infancia temprana y sirve de molde para todas las relaciones íntimas durante la vida del sujeto. Un adulto con un apego...

Attachment theory is a biopsychosocial model referring to a person’s characteristic ways of relating in close relationships, such as with parents, children, and romantic partners. These ways of relating are learned during early infancy and mold subsequent intimate relationships. An adult who is securely attached has internalized a reliable relation...

This is an interview to Peter Fonagy about his career and his views on the scientific status of psychoanalysis. Entrevista a Peter Fonagy acerca de su carrera y de sus perspectivas con respecto a la posición científica del psicoanálisis contemporáneo.

la investigación convencional de los trastornos mentales con trabajos empíricos basados en el psicoanálisis y por otro lidera el entusiasmo compartido por un grupo importante de psicoanalistas por incluir metodologías científicas estándar en la investigación psicoterapéutica y psicoanalítica Peter Fonagy es también director ejecutivo del Anna Freud...