Le disfunzioni metacognitive nei disturbi di personalità: Una review delle ricerche del III Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva

Abstract

Since mid 90's the Third Centre of Cognitive Psychotherapy in Rome has been interested in the research and treatment of severe and difficult to treat patients;. In this work we analyze some of the most important publications on this issue. These are researches on the therapeutic process led by the clinical observation which suggests that some specific metacognitive dysfunctions impede the recognition of own and others mental states; the regulation of the therapeutic alliance could enhance these dysfunctions making possible the interventions on the symptomatic aspects of the patient. There are sufficient proofs supporting that metacognition is composed of different half-independent subfunctions. Other studies of the group showed how the clinical reality of the serious patient is influenced by the presence of specific metacognitive dysfunctions.