The weirdness of having a bunch of other minds like yours in the room: The lived experiences of mentalization-based therapy for borderline personality disorder.

Therapists are observant of how each client gives meaning to their experience of diagnosis, the group, and change, particularly since the experience of recovery is not all positive. Service users' emerging and ongoing construction of their experience of diagnosis is closely monitored and additional appropriate strategies implemented where necessary. The impact of joining MBT, especially the group, becomes a process for formal regular review. Therapists undertake an in-depth exploration of service users' felt experiences to capture less quantifiable dimensions of change.