Personality disorders are categorised into three clusters , each containing several specific disorders with common characteristics that differentiate them from those contained in the other clusters. Schema therapy was developed primarily to manage and treat cluster B personality disorders, especially borderline personality disorder, and it has a robust evidence base in this area.
Research studies have shown that schema therapy is also an effective treatment for clients with cluster C personality disorders dependent personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder but only if a number of important adaptations and adjustments to the treatment protocol are made.
Written by well-known experts in the field, this is the first book to explore the theory and practice of using schema therapy to treat individuals with cluster C personality disorders.Part of the Schema Therapy Approaches and Resources series, following the success of Chairwork, Imagery Rescripting and Schema Therapy: A Phase-Oriented Approach.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
320 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-05-20 |
| ISBN |
9781803883878 |