Clinicians
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for perfectionism is the evidence-based treatment for perfectionism that we recommend, as it has been evaluated and found to be effective in young people and adults, across a range of settings. We suggest that clinicians consider the following list of resources to read more about the treatment.
Treatment resources:
Worksheets:
Download worksheets from the CBT for perfectionism treatment free to use in therapy
Questionnaires:
We recommend the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ) be used to measure perfectionism in adolescents and adults. You can download it here:
Other helpful resources:
Egan S, Wade TD, Shafran R, Antony, M. (2014). Cognitive-behavioural treatment of perfectionism. New York: Guilford.
Shafran R, Egan S, Wade TD. (2018). Overcoming Perfectionism. Second Edition. London: Little, Brown Book Group.
Egan, S.J., Shafran, R., & Wade, T.D. (2022). A clinician’s quick guide to evidence-based approaches: perfectionism. Clinical Psychologist, 26(3), 351-353. https://doi.org.10.1080/13284207.2022.2108315
Egan, S.J., Wade, T.D., & Shafran, R. (2011). Perfectionism as a transdiagnostic process: A clinical review. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(2), 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.009
Shafran R, Egan SJ, Wade TD. (2023). Coming of age: A reflection on the first 21 years of cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 161, 104258. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104258