The study investigated early maladaptive schemes, schema mode inventory and emotional schemes in patients with affective disorders to determine psychotherapeutic targets in schema therapy. Sample: 31 patients with affective disorders and 30 healthy ones. Methods: A. Beck Depression Scale, ACE method, R. Leahy Emotional Scheme Scale, YSQ S3R method, schema mode inventory method. Findings: patients with affective disorders, early maladaptive schemes are more pronounced in comparison with healthy ones, maladaptive schema mode inventory prevail over healthy ones and the ways of coping with emotions differ. Targets of psychotherapy in schema therapy were determined.