Cognitive therapies of personality disorders

Personality disorders can be treated by cognitive therapies. Axis I disorde rs are often complicated by them. Therapists must overcome transference's p itfalls similar as usal patient's interactions with significant others. The following case record of a bachelor female patient aged 30, whose story was caracterized by repeated intimate and professional failures shows how works cognitive approach applied to personality disorders. Size suffered as well of severe alcoohol binges. Personality was evaluated by Pfohl's semi-structured interview: SIDP, trans lated and validated by A. Pham-Scottez and J.D. Guelfi and J. Young's Schem a Questionnaire (Se If). Cognitive skills assessment (PES) was performed in order to identify and measure the main failures in her strategies of obser ving, problem solving and responding.