Remco van der Wijngaart, Hannie van Genderen

Schema Therapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders: Treating Dependent, Avoidant and Obsessive-Compulsive Clients

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.

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Description

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.

Audience

Schema therapists accredited by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). Clinical psychologists working with personality disorders and other problems; mental health practitioners (e.g. psychotherapists, psychiatrists, counsellors) interested in the treatment of dependent, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

Details

Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd

ISBN: 9781803883878

Publication Date: May 2024

Page count: 320

Content

Foreword by Arnoud Arntz

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. Developments in schema therapy – concepts and definitions
3. Case conceptualization for Cluster C personality disorders
4. From case conceptualization to treatment
5. Dependent Personality Disorder
6. Avoidant Personality Disorder
7. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
8. The middle phase of treatment
9. The final phase of treatment – changing behaviour patterns
10. Conclusion

References

Appendix: Modes

Authors

Remco van der Wijngaart is a psychologist and psychotherapist. He worked for twenty years in an academic department of a mental health institution, participating in treatment studies across a wide range of disorders. He is currently a therapist, trainer and supervisor in CBT and schema therapy in private practice. He has been trained by Jeff Young, Aaron Beck, and Joan Farrell, and is a former Vice President of the International Society of Schema Therapy.

Hannie van Genderen is a psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, supervisor and trainer in individual and group schema therapy. She has been involved with schema therapy for personality disorders in the Netherlands from its early beginnings, collaborating for many years with Arnoud Arntz at the University of Maastricht, and she was a founder of the Dutch Schema Therapy Society and the International Society of Schema Therapy.

Reviews

  1. Dr Susan Simpson, Clinical Psychologist HCPC (UK) Certified Schema Therapist (Individual & Group)

    A must-read manual for practicing schema therapists seeking expert guidance for the treatment of cluster c personality problems. This book guides the reader through conceptualisation and treatment principles, introducing innovative advances and creative ideas to enhance effectiveness. This book is a gem…read and learn.

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