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

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’ ...