Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a short-term psychological (talking) therapy. Its foundations lie in attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969), communication theory (e.g., Kiesler, 1996), and social theory (e.g., Henderson, Byrne, Duncan-Jones, 1982). IPT therapists pay particular attention to their clients’ relationships with other people. The IPT model says that we can change how we feel by improving our network of relationships with other people.
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Information Handouts
- Relationships are important for our health | Goodmedicine.org
Information (Professional)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy – the model | Roslyn Law | 2010
- Curriculum for practitioner training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy | Roslyn Law
Protocols
- Group IPT for depression manual (WHO) | Lena Verdeli, Kathleen Clougherty, Myrna M Weissman, Mark van Ommeren and Kenneth Carswell | 2016
Presentations
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depression | Paul Wilkinson | 2012
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Techniques, supervision | Christopher Gale | 2007
- Implementing Interpersonal Psuchotherapy (IPT) for eating disorders | Rob Welch, Dr Denise Wilfley | 2013
Video
- What is interpersonal psychotherapy? video
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy – panel discussion youtube.com: part 1, part 2, part 3
- Demonstration lecture video
Recommended Reading
- Cuijpers, P., Donker, T., Weissman, M. M., Ravitz, P., & Cristea, I. A. (2016). Interpersonal psychotherapy for mental health problems: a comprehensive meta-analysis.American Journal of Psychiatry,173(7), 680-687.
- de Mello, M. F., de Jesus Mari, J., Bacaltchuk, J., Verdeli, H., & Neugebauer, R. (2005). A systematic review of research findings on the efficacy of interpersonal therapy for depressive disorders.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience,255(2), 75-82.
- Klerman, G. L., & Weissman, M. M. (1994).Interpersonal psychotherapy of depression: A brief, focused, specific strategy. Jason Aronson, Incorporated.
- Markowitz, J. C., Lipsitz, J., & Milrod, B. L. (2014). Critical review of outcome research on interpersonal psychotherapy for anxiety disorders.Depression and anxiety,31(4), 316-325.
References
Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Volume I. Attachment. London: The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.
Henderson, S., Byrne, D. G., & Duncan-Jones, P. (1982). Neurosis and the social environment. Sydney, Australia: Academic Press.
Kiesler, D. J. (1996). Contemporary interpersonal theory and research: Personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. New York: Wiley.