Dual focus schema therapy for personality disorders and substance dependence: Case study results

Dual focus schema therapy for personality disorders and substance dependence: Case study results

Ball, S. A., & Young, J. E. (2000). Dual focus schema therapy for personality disorders and substance dependence: Case study results. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 7(3), 270-281. doi:10.1016/S1077-7229(00)80083-8

This chapter reviews the theory, techniques, and development of a manual-guided individual psychotherapy for substance-dependent individuals diagnosed with personality disorders. Dual Focus Schema Therapy is a 24-wk therapy that integrates relapse prevention for substance dependence with targeted work on early maladaptive schemas (enduring negative beliefs about oneself, others, and events) and coping styles. The first 3 patients--one each from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) Axis-II Cluster A, B, and C--treated during the pilot testing phase of the manual are summarized to illustrate differences in psychopathology, personality and interpersonal functioning, early maladaptive schemas, and coping styles, as well as treatment response. The 3 patients examined are a 41-yr-old female with schizotypal personality disorder, a 34-yr-old female with borderline personality disorder, and a 36-yr-old male with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Dual Focus Schema Therapy; drug dependence; personality disorders; manual-guided individual psychotherapy; relapse prevention; early maladaptive schemas; coping styles; theory; techniques; development; Cognitive Therapy; Drug Dependency; Schema; Substance

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