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Social functioning was measured using the Social Functioning Scale, mentalizing using the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale and the Hinting Task.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725102821_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty-three MBTp patients and 23 TAU patients collaborated. There was no evidence of selective drop-out. A complete case, repeated measure analysis of variance on the basis of intention-to-treat showed that, 5 years post-treatment, MBTp patients still scored better on social functioning compared to baseline [\u03b7\n                      <jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.25,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.01], whereas TAU patients did not [\u03b7\n                      <jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.01,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.67], with a significant difference between the conditions [\u03b7\n                      <jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.10, p\u00a0=\u00a0.03]. A sensitivity analysis with linear mixed models, however, showed weaker evidence for an additive effect of MBTp over TAU on social functioning 5 years post-treatment,\n                      <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a03.731,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.06. MBT patients also showed a greater improvement in one aspect of mentalizing, understanding of social causality [\u03b7\n                      <jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.17,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.04], but not other aspects of mentalizing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725102821_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results suggest a durable effect of MBTp.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0033291725102821","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,9]],"date-time":"2026-01-09T08:16:54Z","timestamp":1767946614000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Long-term effects of mentalization-based treatment for psychotic disorder:\u00a0a 5-year follow-up of a multi-center, randomized-controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"56","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4356-221X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jonas Gijs","family":"Weijers","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02jz4aj89","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Debban\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01swzsf04","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Geneva Faculty of Psychology and Education: Universite de Geneve F"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Coriene","family":"ten Kate","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/029cn2a76","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"GGZ Rivierduinen"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fleur","family":"van Kaam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02jz4aj89","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Remco","family":"de Winter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02jz4aj89","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisabeth","family":"Eurelings-Bontekoe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/027bh9e22","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Leiden University: Universiteit Leiden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1591-3243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jean-Paul","family":"Selten","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02jz4aj89","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Faculty of Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"S0033291725102821_r18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2023.1206511"},{"key":"S0033291725102821_r30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archpsyc.61.3.310"},{"key":"S0033291725102821_r71","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1207\/s15327752jpa5601_6"},{"key":"S0033291725102821_r11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0924-9338(09)70343-8"},{"key":"S0033291725102821_r22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-018-1552-8"},{"key":"S0033291725102821_r47","first-page":"315","volume-title":"Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment, Volume 2. 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