TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Treating intimate partner violence with metacognitive interpersonal therapy: the case of Aaron JO - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken) A1 - Misso, Dave A1 - Velotti, Patrizia A1 - Pasetto, Andrea A1 - Dimaggio, Giancarlo SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Intimate partner violence (IPV) is responsible for loss of lives and significant psychological, financial, and social costs. Research into therapeutic effectiveness show inconsistent results irrespective of therapeutic orientation. The capacity to understand one's own mental states as subjective and distinct from others is an important factor in the regulation of mental states and physiological arousal associated with the perpetration of IPV. Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT) offers an innovative approach in working with male perpetrators of IPV. The current paper outlines 14 sessions of MIT with a 45-year-old male perpetrator. A core aspect was helping the client resolve how his view of self and others were subjective experiences that were distinct from relational objectivity. The emergence of healthy self-narratives was fostered through experiential processes, involving guided imagery, rescripting and body focused interventions. Qualitative outcomes are summarized and implications for the use of MIT in treatment of perpetrators of IPV is discussed.

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LA - en SN - 0021-9762 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23294 ID - ref1 ER -