Schema Therapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders (Paperback)

Paperback. 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 andobsessive-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. The first book to present the theory and practice of using schema therapy a proven treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder and related conditions with clients with dependent, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…