Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Jeffrey E. Young (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 83 pages
• Publisher: Professional Resource Exchange; 3 edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568870477
• ISBN-13: 978-1568870472
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Personality Disorders

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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I get it, October 16, 2003

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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I have a personality disorder and I've found it difficult to change. This book explained why and gave me a concrete method to effectuate change. I read the lay version "Reinventing Your Life" but I found this version more useful. After almost 5 years of therapy with a competent therapist, I felt like a cognitive therapy failure. Now I know that cognitive therapy can work, but not the way I expected it to--not the way it works for many people. No "Ten Days to Self Esteem" for me. I have to work harder, at a deeper level, in order to get better. This book gives practical advice on how to achieve the change I want.

60 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Useful Guidelines, November 30, 1999

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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this illuminating and comprehensive guide. Young's ability to integrate various theoretical orientations and provide a clinically systematic, straightforward method for working with maladaptive traits is astonishing. This book rocks.

For a more conversational style that can be used for client homework, check out his companion book, "Reinventing Your Life."

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific psychological nugget!, October 9, 2008

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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd Edition) (Paperback)

As a practicing psychologist I found that managed care insidiously pulled me away from looking at the personality conflicts behind psychological problems, huge mistake! This book reminds the therapist that it is imperative to understand one's irrational beliefs and defenses protecting self esteem.