The guide to interpersonal psychotherapy 1st Edition by Myrna Weissman, John Markowitz, Gerald Klerman ISBN 0190668806 9780190668808

Section I: Introduction to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

1. The Interpersonal Psychotherapy Platform

   • Elements of Psychotherapy
   • Boundaries of Adaptation
   • Transdiagnostic Issues
   • How Does IPT Work?
   • Historical, Theoretical, and Empirical Basis of IPT
   • Efficacy and Effectiveness

2. An Outline of IPT

   • Initial Sessions
   • Intermediate Sessions: The Problem Areas
   • Termination

Section II: How to Conduct IPT

3. What Is IPT?

   • Overview
   • Concept of Depression in IPT
   • Goals of IPT
   • Understanding How the Depression Began
   • Facts About Depression
     • Major Depressive Disorder
     • Dysthymic Disorder/Persistent Depressive Disorder
     • Bipolar Disorder
     • Mild Depression

4. Beginning IPT

   • Tasks of the Initial Visits
   • Review the Symptoms and Make the Diagnosis
   • Anxiety, Alcohol, Drugs
   • Explain the Diagnosis and Treatment Options
   • Evaluate the Need for Medication
   • Review the Patient’s Current Problems in Relationship to Depression (Interpersonal Inventory)
   • Present the Formulation
   • Make the Treatment Contract and Explain What to Expect
   • The Sick Role
   • Entering the Intermediate Sessions
   • Involvement of Others

5. Grief

   • Normal Grief
   • Complicated Grief
   • DSM-5 and Grief
   • Grief as a Problem Area in IPT
   • Goals in Treating a Grief Reaction
     • Catharsis
     • Reestablishing Interests and Relationships
   • Case Examples:
     • A Husband’s Death
     • Hidden Death

6. Role Disputes

   • Definition
   • Goals of Treatment
   • Stage of the Dispute
   • Managing Role Disputes
   • Case Examples:
     • Overburdened and Unappreciated
     • Fighting Back

7. Role Transitions

   • Definition
   • Goals and Strategies
   • New Social or Work Skills
   • Case Examples:
     • A Dream Home
     • Retirement
     • Trouble at Work
     • Single Again

8. Interpersonal Deficits (Social Isolation; No Life Events)

   • Definition
   • Goals and Strategies
   • Case Examples:
     • “I Can’t Make Friends”
     • “Relationships Never Last”

9. Termination and Maintenance Treatment

   • Termination
   • Maintenance Treatment
   • Case Example:
     • Speaking Up Takes Time

10. IPT Techniques and the Therapist’s Role

    • Nondirective Exploration
    • Direct Elicitation
    • Encouragement of Affect
    • Clarification
    • Communication Analysis
    • Decision Analysis
    • Role Play
    • The Therapeutic Relationship
    • The Therapist’s Role

11. Common Therapeutic Issues and Patient Questions

    • Therapeutic Issues
    • Technical Issues
    • Comparison with Other Treatments
    • Patient Questions
    • Problems More Often Seen in Primary Care Settings

Section III: Adaptations of IPT for Mood Disorders

12. Overview of Adaptations of IPT

    • Time
    • Experience
    • Empirical Support

13. Peripartum Depression: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Postpartum, Infertility

    • Overview
    • Adaptations
    • Problem Areas

14. Depression in Adolescents and Children

    • Adolescent Depression
    • Prepubertal Depression
    • Comparative Efficacy in Children and Adolescents
    • Conclusion

15. Depression in Older Adults

    • Overview
    • Adaptations
    • Problem Areas
    • Other Features
    • Case Example:
      • I Lost My Wife and My Life

16. Depression in Medical Patients: Interpersonal Counseling and Brief IPT

    • Overview
    • Adaptation
    • Primary Care and Elderly Patients
    • Case Example:
      • Diabetes Was Not the Only Problem
    • Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) and Brief IPT

17. Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia

    • Diagnosis
    • Adaptation
    • Case Example:
      • Taking All of the Blame
    • Conclusion

18. Bipolar Disorder

    • Diagnosis
    • Adaptation
    • Case Example:
      • Taming the Roller Coaster
    • Conclusion

Section IV: Adaptations of IPT for Non-Mood Disorders

19. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

    • Overview
    • Adaptation
    • Conclusion

20. Eating Disorders

    • Diagnosis
    • Adaptations
    • Case Example:
      • Obesity in Her Thoughts
    • Conclusion

21. Anxiety Disorders: Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

    • Background
    • Adaptations
    • Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
    • Case Example:
      • Scared to Talk
    • Panic Disorder
    • Other Applications
    • Conclusion

22. Trauma- and Stress-Related Disorders

    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    • Case Examples:
      • Mugged in the Subway
      • Defeated Soldier
    • Adjustment Disorders
    • Conclusion

23. Borderline Personality Disorder

    • Diagnosis
    • Adaptation
    • Case Example:
      • Beyond the Rage
    • Conclusion

Section V: Special Topics, Training, and Resources

24. IPT Across Cultures and in Resource-Poor Countries

    • Overview
    • International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT)
    • World Health Organization (WHO)
    • Principles of Cultural Adaptation
    • The Ugandan Experience
    • Humanitarian and Training Efforts
    • Conclusion

25. Group, Conjoint, Telephone, and Internet Formats

    • Group IPT
    • Conjoint (Couples) IPT
    • Telephone IPT
    • Internet IPT—Self-Guided IPT

26. Training and Resources

    • Training
    • Certification
    • Resources