The Efficiency of Therapeutic Schemes in the Moderation and Reduction of Primary Incompatible Schemes in Women Suffering from Dependent Personality Disorder

This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of therapeutic schemes in the moderation and reduction of primary incompatible schemes in women suffering from dependent personality disorder. It is an experimental case study with multiple asynchronous base lines. The statistical sample consists of four women suffering from dependent personality disorder who have referred to psychology clinics in the city of Kerman. These women were identified through clinical interviews and were selected using goal-directed sampling method and then, in order to specify whether the women suffer from dependent personality disorder, Million’s Clinical Multiple Inventory III (MCMI III) was applied. After determining that the women suffer from dependent personality disorder, and obtaining their consent for participation in the research project of therapeutic schemes, a combination of some therapeutic schemes techniques was applied during a period of 12 sessions. In these sessions Young’s short questionnaire was used i n order to examine the progress of the participants. The results of the study implicate that the therapeutic scheme is relatively effective in the moderation and reduction of primary incompatible schemes in this group of the participants.