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Schemas defined

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2009

Ian James ,
Helen Todd  and
F. Katharina Reichelt
Ian James*
Affiliation:
Newcastle General Hospital, Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Helen Todd
Affiliation:
James Cook University Hospital, South Tees NHS Trust, UK
F. Katharina Reichelt
Affiliation:
Newcastle General Hospital, Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
*
*Author for correspondence: Dr I. James, Newcastle General Hospital, Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Castleside Offices, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK. (email: ianjamesncht@yahoo.com)
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Abstract

A range of clinicians (n = 72) were asked to provide a definition of a schema. The participants were selected from different parts of the broad church of the CBT community, with all having received some training in CBT – although only 26.4% had a formal CBT qualification. Fourteen themes were identified, suggesting that the concept is perceived to be complex. However, the mean number of themes identified per clinician's definition was small: 2.86 (mode = 2). We consider this finding reflects a problem concerning a lack of clarity with respect to the use of one of the key concepts in CBT.

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Cognitive behaviour therapycore beliefdefinitionschema

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the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 1 - 9
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2009

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