Interpersonal Psychotherapy
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Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a proven but underutilized psychotherapy. Developed more than 40 years ago, this manualized brief treatment has been tested in more than 100 clinical trials, with generally positive results that have led to its inclusion in treatment guidelines for mood disorders, eating disorders, and, most recently, PTSD. A fairly straightforward psychotherapy (as psychotherapies go), IPT focuses on the patient’s life circumstances, emotional responses, and connections. It is an affect-focused rather than a cognitive-behavioral therapy. In helping patients to understand, accept, and use their affective responses to handle difficult interpersonal situations, IPT builds self-reflection, social skills, and crucial social support while relieving the target disorder.
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