What is Schema Therapy?

Category: Psychotherapy

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Schema therapy is a psychotherapy developed by Dr. Jeffrey Young for personality disorders, chronic depression, and other difficult individual and couples problems. It integrates elements of cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, object relations, and gestalt therapy into one approach to treatment.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Borderline personality disorder 3 0
Support mental / emotional health 2 0
Bipolar II disorder 1 1
Insomnia 1 1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 1 0

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Schema Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Schema Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 2
Found another therapist or program I preferred 1
See all 2 patients who've stopped going to Schema Therapy

Duration

Stopped going to Schema Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 0
Usually 0
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 0
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Schema Therapy.