New Applications of Interpersonal Psychotherapy


Book Description

"All the sections are well written and clear about the use of the techniques of interpersonal psychotherapy.... There is a richness of thought and discussion here that adds to one's understanding of the role of this particular kind of psychotherapy". The New England Journal of Medicine.




In the Aftermath of the Pandemic


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In the aftermath of upheaval -- How the pandemic has transformed psychotherapy : remote treatment -- Interpersonal psychotherapy : life-event-based therapy -- Life crises : grief, role disputes, role transitions -- Depression -- Posttraumatic stress -- Anxiety and other distressing symptoms -- Termination -- Dealing with post-catastrophe-resilience.




Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents


Book Description

Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this manual provides a complete guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an evidence-based brief intervention designed to meet the specific developmental needs of teenagers. Clinicians learn how to educate adolescents and their families about depression, work with associated relationship difficulties, and help clients manage their symptoms while developing more effective communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills. The book includes illustrative clinical vignettes, an extended case example, and information on the model's conceptual and empirical underpinnings. Helpful session checklists and sample assessment tools are featured in the appendices.




Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy


Book Description

Since its introduction as a brief, empirically validated treatment for depression, Interpersonal Psychotherapy has broadened its scope and repertoire to include disorders of behavior and personality as well as disorders of mood. Practitioners in today's managed care climate will welcome this encyclopedic reference consolidating the 1984 manual (revised) with new applications and research results plus studies in process and in promise and an international resource exchange.




Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Dysthymic Disorder


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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Dysthymic Disorder is the first manual to examine the use of psychotherapy for dysthymic disorder, or chronic depression. This useful, innovative guide describes how to adapt interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) -- a proven, time-limited therapy that has benefited patients who have other mood disorders and psychiatric syndromes -- to treat dysthymic disorder. After discussing the characteristics of dysthymic disorder, the basic principles of IPT, and the available treatment data, this volume offers clear, coherent treatment strategies for working with this potentially difficult, yet treatable, disorder. A useful adjunct to training and supervision by certified clinicians, this book contains numerous case examples that vividly illustrate how to use this treatment approach. This text also includes an appendix with patient education materials, the IPT Problem Area Rating Scale (IPARS), and the IPT Outcome Scale. By using this text, therapists can improve their patients' life functioning and provide a more comprehensive and effective treatment.




Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy


Book Description

Since its introduction as a brief, empirically validated treatment for depression, Interpersonal Psychotherapy has broadened its scope and repertoire to include disorders of behavior and personality as well as disorders of mood. Practitioners in today's managed care climate will welcome this encyclopedic reference consolidating the 1984 manual (revised) with new applications and research results plus studies in process and in promise and an international resource exchange.




Interpersonal Psychotherapy 2E


Book Description

'This book provides a very useful and thought-provoking account of a developing form of interpersonal psychotherapy and gives a clear guide for practising clinicians."Psychological MedicineFirst published in 2003, this groundbreaking text firmly established itself as a touchstone for all therapists using interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). Key featu




Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Group


Book Description

This is the first-ever application to group therapy of the popular, replicable, time-limited, evidence-based approach initially developed to treat individual depression. Denise Wilfley adapted it in the course of researching the management of eating disorders; her collaborators include a national authority on group work plus an originator of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Their step-by-step identification of the goals, tasks, and techniques attendant on running normalizing, cost-effective groups makes a real contribution to the clinical repertoire.




Clinician's Quick Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy


Book Description

The Clinician's Quick Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy is for busy clinicians who want to learn interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), but who lack the time to read a more detailed manual or to attend a course. The book is also intended for clinicians who have had some exposure to IPT in workshops or supervision and want a reference book for their practice.




Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder


Book Description

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder describes a novel approach that has the potential to transform the psychological treatment of PTSD.