Designed to meet the formidable challenges of treating personality disorders and other complex difficulties, schema therapy combines proven cognitive-behavioral techniques with elements of other widely practiced therapies. This book--written by the model's developer and two of its leading practitioners--is the first major text for clinicians wishing to learn and use this popular approach. Described are innovative ways to rapidly conceptualize challenging cases, explore the client's childhood history, identify and modify self-defeating patterns, use imagery and other experiential techniques in...

This text aims to provide a clear, accessible study of the contributions and influence of Aaron Beck, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA, and part of the cognitive revolution in psychotherapy. The author reviews the influences on which Beck drew during a time of great change, and rebuts the criticisms his work has attracted counselling psychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.

A study of the contributions and influence of Aaron Beck, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA, and part of the cognitive revolution in psychotherapy. The author reviews his influences and rebuts the criticisms his work has attracted.

Die Schematherapie wurde von Jeffrey E. Young im Hinblick auf schwer behandelbare Persnlichkeitsstrungen und andere komplexe Probleme entwickelt. Sie verbindet bewhrte Methoden der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie mit Elementen anderer bewhrter Therapieverfahren.Das vorliegende Buch enthlt die erste umfassende Anleitung fr Kliniker, die diesen mittlerweile populren Ansatz erlernen und anwenden wollen. Ein grndlicher theoretischer berblick wird durch schrittweise Anleitungen zur Beurteilung und Behandlung ergnzt.