Joan M. Farrell is Clinical & Training Director Center for BPD Treatment & Research, Indiana University School of Medicine Midtown CMHC; Co-Director Schema Therapy Institute Midwest-Indianapolis; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis.

Ida A. Shaw is Co-Director Schema Therapy Institute Midwest-Indianapolis; and Senior Schema Therapy Supervisor, Center for BPD Treatment & Research, Indiana University School of Medicine Midtown CMHC.
Farrell and Shaw are the developers of the original Group Schema Therapy model and have specialized in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder for 25 years.

Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder represents the first treatment manual for group schema therapy and is based on the only group ST model validated by published empirical evidence.
* Presents an original adaptation of schema therapy for use in a group setting
* Provides a detailed manual and patient materials in a user-friendly format
* Represents a cost-effective ST alternative with the potential to assist in the public health problem of making evidence-based BPD treatment widely available
* Includes 'guest' chapters from international ST experts Jeff Young, Arnoud Arntz, Hannie van Genderen, George Lockwood, Poul Perris, Neele Reiss, Heather Fretwell and Michiel van Vreeswijk

Foreword, Jeff Young vii
About the Authors xi
Acknowledgments xv
1. Introduction 1
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2. The Conceptual Model of Group Schema Therapy 8
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3. Using the Therapeutic Factors of Groups to Catalyze and Augment Schema Therapy Interventions 22
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4. The Therapist Role: Limited Reparenting Broadened to a Family 37
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5. Some Basics of Group Schema Therapy 79
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6. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage One: Bonding and Emotional Regulation 106
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7. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage Two: Schema Mode Change 143
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8. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage Three: Autonomy 225
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9. The PatientWorkbook Materials and How to Use Them 244
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10. Combining Individual and Group Schema Therapy 265
Hannie van Genderen, Michiel van Vreeswijk, Joan Farrell, George Lockwood and Heather Fretwell
11. Meeting Core Emotional Needs in Group Schema Therapy Through Limited Reparenting 271
Poul Perris and George Lockwood
12. A Systematic Review of Schema Therapy For BPD 286
Arnoud Arntz
13. Conclusions and Future Directions for Group Schema Therapy 295
Neele Reiss, Joan Farrell, Arnoud Arntz and Jeffrey Young
Bibliography 302
Index 307