A significant body of gold-standard research shows that Schema Therapy can be significantly more effective than traditional treatments for a broad range of mental health problems. It has demonstrated significant impact even in the treatment of personality disorders which were previously dismissed as ‘untreatable’, such as severe personality disorders. Schema Therapy has proven effective in promote recovery, not just symptom reduction.
Below are links to gold-standard research evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Group Schema Therapy for a range of conditions.
Schema Therapy can be particularly helpful for people with the following problems:
- Recurring anxiety including Social Anxiety, OCD
- Relationship problems and attachment difficulties
- Impulse control problems, addictions
- Emotional instability, self harm and anger issues
- Recurrent Depression, self criticism and Low Self Esteem
- Complex Trauma including childhood PTSD
- Identity problems
- Eating disorders
- Problematic personality traits and disorder
Studies of Individual Schema Therapy for Personality Disorder:
Group Schema Therapy may offer an even more potent treatment when combined with the individual therapy:
Recent studies have also demonstrated positive effects of Schema Therapies for Chronic Depression, Eating Disorders, Young People and Older Adults:
Group schema therapy for eating disorders: a pilot study. Front. Psychol.(2014) 1:182.