[Mentalizing as Psychosocial Vaccination in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy]. / Mentalisieren als psychosoziale Impfung in der Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie.

Based on the psychological stress caused by theCovid 19 pandemic in families, this article explores the fundamental question of how the psychological process of mentalizing - metaphorically speaking - can act as a psychosocial vaccination in stressful times. To this end, we look at the developments in the psychosocial context under the conditions of the pandemic and consider the effects on child and adolescent psychotherapy on the basis of a vignette of a group therapy session.

["And what does that feel like? It feels like nothing. Like a deep, endless, always blank nothing" - A Psychodynamic Interpretation of "13 reasons why"]. / "Und wie sich das anfühlt? Es fühlt sich nach gar nichts an. Wie ein tiefes, leeres, endloses Nichts" ­ Eine psychodynamische Interpretation von "13 reasons why".

The 2017 Netflix series "13 reasons why" also caused a mass media sensation as well as a sensation in the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic world. The series follows protagonist Hannah Baker over the course of 13 episodes, uncovering the 13 distinct plots ultimately resulting in Hanna's suicide by means of audio cassettes she had recorded shortly before taking her own life. Utilising reflective, relational film psychoanalysis according to Hamburger (2018), the topics suicidality, guilt, power and powerlessness, autonomy, identity crisis and aggression can be elaborated on. As empirical studies establish diametrical conclusions whether this TV series exhibits "preventing" or rather "promoting" effects regarding suicidality, this ought to be addressed in the field of psychotherapy. A patient mentalizing the protagonist as well as one's own affective impulses in relation to the series together with the therapist makes transfer of the patient-therapist-relationship to the level of real world relationship possible, whilst also stimulating the (patient's) ability to mentalize in general.