Cognitive-behavioral therapies for personality disorders.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been strongly identified as a time-limited treatment approach for Axis-I disorders, but CBT models for addressing personality disorders - enduring patterns of relational and emotional difficulties - are gaining greater attention. This review touches on three influential models: Beck's cognitive therapy (CT), Young's schema focused therapy (SFT), and Linehan's dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), presenting the rationale for their development, main theoretical components, and a brief discussion of their goals and means, along with a review of the growing evidence base supporting their effectiveness. The need for integrative models for treatment of this population is noted.
Rafaeli
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Psychology Department, Barnard College, Columbia University & Schema Therapy Institute, New York, New York 10027, USA. erafaeli@barnard.edu
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012931:Social Environment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013694:Temperament