Define Schema Therapy and critically evaluate the evidence for it as an effective treatment for borderline personality disorder. What might the cultural limitations of such an intervention be?
efficacy of the intervention for the psychological
disorder/population group
the evidence that is supporting the efficacy of the
intervention for the specific psychological disorder or
cultural group
from experimental evidence (describing the important
results from recent primary literature articles) to show the
audience how and in what way the therapy/intervention
has been found to effective for addressing the needs of the
given population
efficacy of the intervention: what are the major
relationships, trends, and patterns in the literature?
sources? Mention commonalities and distinctions in
research methods, especially if that helps to explain
variations in study results
symptoms/address some issues and not others? What are
the effects during post treatment and follow-up?
support the efficacy of the intervention for the psychological
disorder/population group
support the efficacy of the intervention for the
psychological disorder/population group, while also
providing an overview of the methodological limitations
that render difficulties in drawing conclusions around the
effectiveness of the intervention overall
approach. i.e., Is there sufficient research in the area? Are
there any limitations of the studies conducted
(limited/non-representative samples, poor effect sizes,
differences in the methodology used)? Are there any gaps
in the literature that require further study?
controversies in the literature/field, pointing to the need
for research when relevant