Ability to mentalize in old age. Resilience, risk and transgenerational transmission.

Ability to mentalize in old age. Resilience, risk and transgenerational transmission. - MiA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021812

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-12

Start date

2020-10-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Further psychological diagnoses according to DSM V F43

Interventions

Group 1: Patients of the Geriatric Day Clinic (GTK) Procedure: 1. the participants fill in some questionnaires (instruments see below) at home in peace and quiet 2. At an appointment (1.5 -2 h) at the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: MMS greater than 24 points. Children of the female patients: close relationship to the mother

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dementia, pronounced presbyacusis, significant reduction in visual acuity, lack of German language skills, lack of consent or ability to consent, pacemaker.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The overall aim of the study is to investigate the ability to mentalize in old age, with special emphasis on the following questions: 1) Is the ability to mentalize stronger or weaker in older people compared to younger people? 2) What role do changes in the autonomic nervous system play in the ability to mentalize, especially with regard to early attachment traumatic experiences? Instruments: Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) George, C., Kaplan, N., Main, M. (1985): The Berkley Adult Attachment Interview. Unpublished protocol. Berkley: University of California at Berkeley. Reflective functioning questionnaire (RFQ). Fonagy P, Luyten P, Moulton-Perkins A, Lee YW, Warren F, Howard S, et al. Development and validation of a self-report measure of mentalizing: The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0158678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158678. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF). Bernstein, D. P., Ahluvalia, T., Pogge, D., Handelsman, L. (1997). Validity of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire in an adolescent psychiatric population. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36 (3), 340-348. Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) Foa, E.B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L. & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale. Psychological Assessment, 9, 445–451. Kriegsbelastungsfragebogen (KBF) Hiltl, M. (2011). Der Kriegs-Belastungs-Fragebogen (KBF). In Seelische Gesundheit im Langzeitverlauf–Die Mannheimer Kohortenstudie (pp. 131-133). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Deutsche Version Herrmann, C., Buss, U. & Snaioth, R.p: (1995). HADS-D Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Deutsche Version. Testdokumentation und Handanweisung. Bernd: Huber. Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung (F-SozU) T Fydrich, G Sommer, S Tydecks & E Braehler. Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung (F-SozU): Normierung der Kurzform	—

Measure

Time frame

The overall aim of the study is to investigate the ability to mentalize in old age, with special emphasis on the following questions: 1) Is the ability to mentalize stronger or weaker in older people compared to younger people? 2) What role do changes in the autonomic nervous system play in the ability to mentalize, especially with regard to early attachment traumatic experiences? Instruments: Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) George, C., Kaplan, N., Main, M. (1985): The Berkley Adult Attachment Interview. Unpublished protocol. Berkley: University of California at Berkeley. Reflective functioning questionnaire (RFQ). Fonagy P, Luyten P, Moulton-Perkins A, Lee YW, Warren F, Howard S, et al. Development and validation of a self-report measure of mentalizing: The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0158678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158678. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF). Bernstein, D. P., Ahluvalia, T., Pogge, D., Handelsman, L. (1997). Validity of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire in an adolescent psychiatric population. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36 (3), 340-348. Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) Foa, E.B., Cashman, L., Jaycox, L. & Perry, K. (1997). The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale. Psychological Assessment, 9, 445–451. Kriegsbelastungsfragebogen (KBF) Hiltl, M. (2011). Der Kriegs-Belastungs-Fragebogen (KBF). In Seelische Gesundheit im Langzeitverlauf–Die Mannheimer Kohortenstudie (pp. 131-133). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Deutsche Version Herrmann, C., Buss, U. & Snaioth, R.p: (1995). HADS-D Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Deutsche Version. Testdokumentation und Handanweisung. Bernd: Huber. Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung (F-SozU) T Fydrich, G Sommer, S Tydecks & E Braehler. Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung (F-SozU): Normierung der Kurzform

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
3) Is there a transgenerational transfer of the ability to mentalize to the next generation depending on one's own individual stress and trauma burden? Physiological measures: heart rate, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), preejection period (PEP) and left ventricular ejection time (LVET). The derivation of these measurements is done by a wireless recording device from MindWare. Procedure: 1. the participants fill in the above-mentioned questionnaires at home in peace and quiet. 2. appointment (1.5 -2 h) at the GTK: - Mini Dips - Interview (AAI) and simultaneously - experimental part (ECG and ICG) Update: Due to the pandemic, testing took place without the derivation of ECG/ICG.	—

Measure

Time frame

3) Is there a transgenerational transfer of the ability to mentalize to the next generation depending on one's own individual stress and trauma burden? Physiological measures: heart rate, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), preejection period (PEP) and left ventricular ejection time (LVET). The derivation of these measurements is done by a wireless recording device from MindWare. Procedure: 1. the participants fill in the above-mentioned questionnaires at home in peace and quiet. 2. appointment (1.5 -2 h) at the GTK: - Mini Dips - Interview (AAI) and simultaneously - experimental part (ECG and ICG) Update: Due to the pandemic, testing took place without the derivation of ECG/ICG.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSophia Schneider

Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität

sophia.mv.schneider@fau.de+49 911 398 3422

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026