2nd Edition

Interpersonal Psychotherapy 2E A Clinician's Guide

    '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 Medicine

    First published in 2003, this groundbreaking text firmly established itself as a touchstone for all therapists using interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT).

    Key features and benefits:

    • A wealth of clinically-based descriptions and vignettes help bring the theory to life
    • Numerous case studies highlight the key issues in IPT
    • Reproducible diagrams and flowcharts for use by therapists and their patients
    • Comprehensive coverage of key theoretical issues and an up-to-date critical appraisal of IPT research

    New for the second edition:
    • Extended coverage of the clinical adaptation of IPT to post-traumatic mental health and other new applications of IPT
    • More on depression and common problems encountered in IPT
    • Coverage of training and dissemination
    • How to manage joint sessions and integrate techniques from other approaches and models

    Interpersonal Psychotherapy: a clinician's guide is the international standard for the clinical trainee seeking an introduction to IPT as well as for instructors of psychiatry residents, psychology interns and graduate students, as well as social work students. It is an accessible reference for other mental health providers and primary care practitioners.

    Introduction
    Introduction
    IPT Theory and Clinical Applications

    Initial Sessions

    The Structure of IPT
    Assessment and Patient Selection
    The Interpersonal Inventory
    The Interpersonal Formulation
    The Treatment Contract

    IPT Techniques

    Clarification
    Communication Analysis
    Interpersonal Incidents
    Use of Affect
    Role Playing
    Homework

    Problem Areas

    Interpersonal Disputes
    Role Transitions
    Grief and Loss

    Concluding IPT

    Concluding Acute Treatment and Maintenance

    Additional Aspects of IPT

    Psychodynamic Processes
    Applications of IPT
    Research in IPT
    IPT: An Integrated Case Example

    Appendices:

    IPT Institute and Certified Training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy
    Interpersonal Inventory Form
    Interpersonal Formulation Form
    International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

    Biography

    Scott Stuart MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Michael Robertson FRANZCP Director of the Mayo Wesley Centre for Mental Health, Taree, New South Wales, Australia