Interpersonal Psychotherapy Of Depression

Gerald L. Klerman, M.D., is professor of medicine and is also director of research labouratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Klerman received the 1984 Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Clinical Science.Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., is professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is also director of the Depression Research Unit at the Connecticut Mental Health centre, Yale University.Bruce J. Rounsaville, M.D., is assistant professor of psychiatry and is also connected with the Depression Research Unit at the Yale University School of Medicine.Eve S. Chevron, M.S., is the project coordinator at the Depression Research Unit at the Yale University School of Medicine.

• * Overview of IPT The Interpersonal Approach To Depression * The Nature of DepressionsNormal and Clinical * The Interpersonal Approach * The Interpersonal Approach to Understanding Depression. Conducting Interpersonal Therapy Of Depression * Goals and Tasks of IPT * Dealing with the Depression and Diagnosing the Interpersonal Problems * Grief * Interpersonal Role Disputes * Role Transitions * Interpersonal Deficits * Termination of Treatment * Specific Techniques * An Integrative Case Example Selected Aspects Of IPT * Combining Psychotherapy with Pharmacotherapy * Problems Occasionally Encountered in the Therapy * The IPT Therapist: Professional Background, Role, and Training