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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Assertive Communication
Communicating and acting assertively is an interpersonal skill that helps people to maintain healthy relationships, resolve interpersonal conflict, an ...
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Assertive Responses
Being able to communicate assertively is an essential skill for developing and maintaining healthy relationships and positive self-esteem. Individuals ...
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Exercises
Fair Fighting Rules For Resolving Conflict
Fair fighting is a collection of rules that individuals can use to manage conflict effectively, so that it is ‘fair’ and works towards a resolutio ...
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Interpersonal Beliefs And Styles
Interpersonal issues and relationship problems form an important part of what clients bring to therapy: they might present as clients’ current conce ...
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Worksheets
Reciprocal CBT Formulation
CBT therapists often describe finding it difficult to apply CBT skills when clients bring relational problems to therapy. Familiar methods of visu ...
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Worksheets
Information
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy – the model
downloadarchive.org - Curriculum for practitioner training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy download archived copy
- Relationships are important for our health download archived copy
- Personal community map download archived copy
- Personal community map instructions download archived copy
- Personal community map questions download archived copy
Intervention
- Group IPT for depression manual (WHO) download archived copy
Presentations
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depression | Paul Wilkinson | 2012
downloadarchived copy - Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Techniques, supervision | Christopher Gale | 2007
downloadarchived copy - Implementing Interpersonal Psuchotherapy (IPT) for eating disorders | Rob Welch, Dr Denise Wilfley | 2013 download archived copy
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. download
- 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. download
- 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. download
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.