Group interpersonal psychotherapy for postnatal depression: a pilot study

Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression

Interpersonal psychotherapy (Klerman 1984, 1993) is still the new kid on the block, despite an evidence base dating back to the 1970s and in clu­ sion in multiple good practice guidelines. Training courses have been established throughout the UK and North America for over 15 years and continue to expand to an international market. National and international societies have been established to su...

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression

A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for alcohol-dependent women with co-occurring major depression.

BACKGROUND Co-occurring major depression is prevalent among alcohol-dependent women and is a risk factor for poor treatment outcomes. This uncontrolled pilot study tested the feasibility, acceptability, and initial effects of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for women with co-occurring alcohol dependence and major depression (AD-MD) in an outpatient community addiction treatment program. MET...

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postnatal Anxiety Disorder.

Interpersonal psychotherapy is one of two evidence-based formal psychotherapies for perinatal mood disorders. It is a time-limited, non-transference / cognitive-based therapy that focuses on communication and social support and can be easily conducted in a perinatal clinic setting. There is limited patient access to interpersonal psychotherapy in Hong Kong because the therapy is not widely diss...

Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), a structured and time-limited therapy, has been studied in many controlled trials. Numerous practice guidelines have recommended IPT as a treatment of choice for unipolar depressive disorders. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to integrate research on the effects of IPT. METHOD The authors searched bibliographical databases for randomized contr...