How effective is Psychotherapy for Personality Disorder?
Psychotherapy is effective in helping the individual with personality disorder learn more accurate and constructive ways of interpreting and perceiving themselves, others, and the world around them, thereby reducing their emotional distress and dysfunctional ways of interacting and behaving with others.
What are the benefits of Psychotherapy for Personality Disorder?
The benefits of psychotherapy for personality disorders include –
- Learning to identify distorted thoughts.
- Implementing healthy lifestyle changes.
- Learning coping skills such as emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
- Learning effective life skills such as interpersonal effectiveness and mindfulness.
- Learning about the impact of one’s actions and emotional reactions on other people.
- Addressing and learning to manage or overcome other co-morbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
How many numbers of sessions are required?
The number of sessions is variable for each individual depending on how long they take to identify and replace their negative patterns of thinking and behaving with more constructive and productive ones.
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