Peter Fonagy
Peter Fonagy (born August 14, 1952 in Budapest ) is an English psychologist and psychoanalyst and professor of psychology at University College London . Based on empirical research results, he developed the concept of mentalization and the mentalization-based psychotherapy based on it , which is used to treat mental disorders , especially structural disorders.
Life
Juvenile diabetes mellitus and the causes of non-compliance with medical advice was the first research focus of the young Fonagy. Peter Fonagy is a professor at University College London , where he holds the Freud Memorial Chair and heads the Psychoanalytic Unit for doctoral students. He is also research coordinator at the Anna Freud Center (London) and in this position he is the successor to Anna Freud and Joseph Sandler . He is Vice-President of the International Psychoanalytic Association and co-editor of a number of journals, e.g. B. the "International Journal of Psychoanalysis", "Development and Psychopathology" and the "Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic".
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Fonagy particularly strives for empirical and interdisciplinary psychotherapy research with a focus on attachment theory , mentalization and psychoanalysis. In this regard, he is considered one of the world's leading minds.
He is considered to be the originator of the concept of mentalization , which links the theory of mind research and attachment theory with psychoanalytic theories. On the basis of the mentalization concept, Fonagy and his staff developed mentalization-based psychotherapy ( Mentalization-Based Treatment , or MBT for short ). This particular form of psychodynamic psychotherapy is used to treat severe personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder and dissocial personality disorder.
Honors
- 1972 MacDougall Prize from University College London
- 2006 International Sigmund Freud Prize for Psychotherapy
literature
- Clarkin, John F., Fonagy, Peter, Gabbard, Glen O .: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2012. ISBN 978-3-79452-835-6
- Fonagy, Peter, Gergely, György, Jurist, Elliot L., Target, Mary: Affect regulation, mentalization and the development of the self . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2004. ISBN 978-3-60894-384-9
- Fonagy, Peter: Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2006. ISBN 978-3-60895-991-8
- Fonagy, Peter, Target, Mary: Psychoanalysis and the Psychopathology of Development . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2006. ISBN 978-3-60894-151-7
- Fonagy, Peter, Roth, Anthony: What Works For Whom ?: A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research . 2nd Edition. Guilford Press, New York 2004, ISBN 978-1-59385-272-6
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- ↑ Stumm / Pritz et al .: Personal Lexicon of Psychotherapy, Vienna, New York 2005, 143f
- ↑ International Sigmund Freud Prize for Psychotherapy
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Fonagy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Fonagy's homepage on the University College London website.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fonagy, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English psychoanalyst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |