Effectiveness of Group Based Schema Therapy in the Treatment of Personality Disorders

Effectiveness of Group Based Schema Therapy in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder

This study intends to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy with standard psychiatric outpatient care for patients with borderline or avoidant personality disorder.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Avoidant or Borderline personality disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not speak Scandinavian languages
• Antisocial personality disorder
• Narcissistic personality disorder
• Affective bipolar disorder I
• Schizophrenia
• Mental impairment/organic brain disorder
• Substance dependence
• Planned pregnancy
• Serious somatic illness
• Anorexia Nervosa