SOWO 753
Summer 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Course Number: SOWO 753
Course Title: Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Semester and Year: Summer 2014
Instructor: Betsy (Sarah E.) Bledsoe-Mansori
Office Hours: by appointment
E-mail: bledsoe@email.unc.edu
Telephone: 919-843-6543
Course Description: This practice course focuses on interpersonal psychotherapy, an
empirically-supported intervention for depression in adolescents and adults. Adaptations for
other mental health disorders are discussed.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, students will:
1. Understand the historical and theoretical context of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
for depression and the epidemiology and diagnosis of depression framed in the
context of social work values and ethics.
2. Be able to apply interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of depression
consisting of:
 initial sessions including the interpersonal inventory, identification of
interpersonal problem area and case formulation,
 middle session focused on the four interpersonal problem areas: grief,
interpersonal disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits, and
 termination of both successful and unsuccessful treatment
3. Demonstrate an ability to apply IPT therapeutic techniques
4. Understand the therapist’s role in IPT and be able to identify and respond to common
therapeutic issues and patient questions
5. Have knowledge of the empirical evidence related to IPT for mood and non-mood
disorders
6. Be familiar with the application of IPT with diverse populations as well as
adaptations of IPT for intervention with mental health diagnoses including
adaptations for other mood disorders and non-mood disorders.
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EXPANDED DESCRIPTION:
This course is an advanced practice course that builds on required foundation HBSE and direct
practice courses. It is designed to increase students’ competencies in both assessment and
intervention using IPT, an empirically supported psychotherapy. IPT was originally developed as
an outpatient treatment for adults with major depression and its value has been supported with
numerous clinical trials. IPT has since been adapted to treat other mental health disorders.
Clinicians interested in learning IPT generally begin with didactic work and supervision in the
application of IPT for the treatment of major depression in adults, as IPT was developed for use
with psychiatric disorder in this population. Therefore, the focus of the course will be on the use
of IPT to treat major depression in adults. Adaptations of IPT for the treatment of depression in
specific populations and other mood and non-mood psychiatric diagnoses – including empirical
evidence regarding the value of each adaptation - will be presented but will not be reviewed in
detail given the time limitations of this course. Empirical evidence to date does not support the
use of IPT outside of the treatment and prevention of psychiatric disorders and symptoms.
However, given the prevalence of major depression alone, it is likely that any social worker
directly serving individuals or families will encounter clients who may benefit from their
knowledge of IPT.
By the end of the course, students will be more confident in their ability to assess, articulate a
case formulation and provide treatment for clients with major depression using IPT. Advanced
practice skills that will be addressed throughout the course include psychoeducation, contracting,
conducting an interpersonal inventory, exploratory techniques, encouragement of affect,
clarification, communication analysis, use of the therapeutic role, behavioral change techniques,
and handling non-response to treatment. Case material and experiential exercises will be used to
increase students’ practice skills. Students will also become familiar with empirical evidence on
the use of IPT with specific disorders and populations to support evidence-based practice. While
IPT is an empirically supported intervention for major depression and has been adapted for
treatment of other psychiatric disorders, there are certain cases where IPT may not be indicated
based on empirical studies.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Weissman, M.M., Markowitz, J.C., & Klerman, G.L. (2000). Comprehensive Guide to
Interpersonal Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.
Additional required readings for this course can be obtained via the course website.
RELATED READINGS:
See attached bibliography.
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TEACHING METHODS:
This course will involve interactive class discussion, role playing, individual and group
supervision, video clips, and student case presentations. These teaching strategies will be used to
help students master the theoretical approaches and necessary skills needed to treat adult and
adolescent clients with major depression using IPT. It is expected that each student will be
actively involved in this course; thus, active participation in class discussion, role-play, and case
presentation is mandatory.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
All class assignments, with the exception of the final assignment, are due at the beginning of
class and should be turned in both electronically prior to the beginning of class (via e-mail) and
in hard copy to the instructor at the beginning of the class session on the day the assignment is
due. If you are unable to be in class on the day an assignment is due you should make
arrangements with a classmate to turn in a hard copy of your assignment. The final assignment
should be turned in electronically only, no later than 5pm on the Monday following Class 5.
Assignment 1. Brief Case Description (10% of Course Grade) Due Class 2:
For this 1-2 page assignment you will provide a basic, written description of the case you will be
role playing across the course. This brief description should contain information that you might
expect in a good referral – basic demographic information, known health history, prominent
symptoms, and a short summary of the presenting problem. When conceptualizing this case you
will want to frame the presenting problem associated with the onset of the current episode of
depression in an interpersonal context. While you should not provide a case formulation, you
want to choose or create a case that can be formulated using an interpersonal framework. This
means that there should be a clear interpersonal event that is associated with the onset of the
current episode of major depression. It will be up to your role-play partner, the therapist, to
determine the case formulation in collaboration with the client you will be role playing.
If you plan to use a true case example, issues of confidentiality must be respected. For learning
purposes, all students will be expected to describe a case where major depression is a primary
diagnosis though you may choose a case with comorbid diagnoses. However, students should not
choose a case with current comorbid substance abuse or dependence, psychotic disorder, or
mania. IPT has not been tested with psychotic disorders and adaptations for comorbid depression
and bipolar disorder will not be covered in this course.
Please bring 2 copies of this assignment to class. One copy will be turned in to the instructor. The
second copy will be given to your role-play partner to assist that person in completing assignment
two.
Assignment 2. Case Formulation Assignment (30% of Course Grade) Due Class 3:
Case formulation using an interpersonal model in the initial sessions of treatment is paramount to
the application of IPT for depressed clients. In this assignment, students will demonstrate an
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ability to formulate a case using IPT. This formulation should be based on the role play you will
complete in class. If you are using a true case example, issues of confidentiality must be
respected. The written assignment will include a discussion of dealing with depression
(diagnosis, explanation of diagnosis and treatment, using the ‘sick role’), relating depression to
the interpersonal context (interpersonal inventory, identification of major problem areas) and
presenting the IPT case formulation and contract. The contract should include the number of
agreed upon sessions and an initial plan for termination. This paper should be written in the
format of case notes and should be approximately 4-8 pages long, double-spaced and in 12-point
font with 1 inch margins. This case formulation will be the foundation for the remaining class
assignments.
Please include a copy of your role play partner’s brief case description when you turn in this
assignment. If any sources outside of class readings (either assigned or optional) are used, these
should be cited and referenced using APA formatting.
Assignment 4: Clinical Intervention Assignment (30% of Course Grade). Case Notes due
no later than the beginning of class 4 and 5. Final case note with reflection and questions
due Monday by 5pm following class 5.
This assignment is designed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate competency in the
application of IPT. It should include a description of the application of IPT with the character
role played in class. If a true case example is used, issues of confidentiality must be respected.
This assignment will build on the initial case formulation assignment and will include a
description of the initial, middle and termination sessions in the format of one set of 3 case notes
that build on assignment one, initial case formulation. Application of specific IPT techniques
appropriate to each phase (initial, middle, termination) of treatment should be apparent in the
case notes. Application should reflect a culturally competent approach to treatment.
Because the time limitations of the course do not allow for completion of IPT treatment (12-16
sessions), students may focus on the treatment to date and, in the final case note, present a plan
for future sessions including termination or you may work with your role play partner to “jump
foreword” in treatment. Students are strongly encouraged to role play termination in class 5. This
will allow you an opportunity to practice the skills of termination – whether your client has
achieved remission, recovery, or requires ongoing treatment for depression. Notes are considered
late if they are not submitted by the beginning of the next class session.
Each case note should be approximately 1-3 pages typed, double spaced. The final case note, due
Monday by 5pm following our final class, should include a brief reflection on your experience
with the application of IPT including any challenges, remaining questions or reflections on how
you might have handled the case differently. This reflection should be approximately 1-2 pages
typed, double spaced –making the final case note approximately 2-5 pages in length. Please use
12-point font and 1 inch margins. If any sources outside of class reading (either assigned or
optional) are used these should be cited and referenced using APA formatting.
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Assignment 5: Class Attendance and Participation (30% of Course Grade):
As this course is designed, participation in class activities is essential for learning course material
and completing assignments and is therefore required. Attendance and participation in
discussion, role play, group work, and case presentation is mandatory. To recognize the
importance of attendance and participation in this course and the commitment expected from
students, attendance and active participation will be counted as 30% of the course grade. 94-100
(A) is assigned to those students who have attended all classes and have been regular and active
participants in discussion and in presenting past or current case scenarios. 80-93 (B) is for
students who have missed one class but who regularly and actively participate or for students
who have attended all classes but do not fully participate in class discussion and case conference
on a regular basis. 70-80 (C) is for students who do not participate actively in class and have
missed one class. Under 70 (F) means that the student has: 1) missed two or more classes; 2) that
a student has demonstrated through class discussion and activities that s/he has not done the
readings to prepare for class; or 3) for a student who actively disengages from class activities.
Attendance and Participation
Attendance at all class sessions is expected; it is important to be on time so as not to disrupt class
or miss material. We will be covering a great deal of information in each class. If you will not be
able to attend a class, let the instructor know as soon as possible. It is your responsibility to
obtain handouts, information about class content, and information about announcements, etc.,
from your classmates if you are unable to attend a class. Role play and supervision are an
important and essential part of this course. Therefore, students with more than one absence
will receive a “L” unless they have made prior arrangements with the instructor and their
role play partner. Students with more than two absences will receive a “F” unless they have
made prior arrangements with the instructor and their role play partner. In order to fully
participate in and benefit from each class session, students must complete required readings and
come to class prepared to discuss and apply those reading to case examples. If an emergency
arises, please contact the instructor and your role play partner as soon as possible to make
arrangements to make up materials and role play assignments. These absences can be excused at
the discretion of the instructor.
Grading System
H = 94 and above
P = 80 to 93
L = 70 to 79
F = 69 and below
Late Assignments
Late assignments are strongly discouraged. To obtain permission to submit an assignment
after the deadline, the student must seek approval from the instructor before the assignment is
due. If permission for late submission is not granted before breaking a deadline, the grade
will automatically be reduced 10%, and another 10% reduction will occur each day,
including weekends. In case of an emergency, a late paper may be accepted without penalty at
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the discretion of the instructor. However, the student must alert the instructor to the emergency
within a reasonable time period and negotiate a new due date with the instructor in order for any
late penalty to be waived.
Avoid having last minute computer failures prevent you from turning papers in on time. Plan
ahead! Keep backups; don’t rely on having computers, printers, servers, and email programs
working perfectly a half-hour before class.
Cell Phone Policy
Cell phones can be disruption to the learning process. Most students are expected to turn off their
cell phones during class. Students who are on-call or have personal/family responsibilities that
necessitate having access to a cell phone are asked to adjust cell-phones or pagers to vibrate and
to be respectful of other students if they must answer a page or call by stepping out of class
PRIOR to answering the call.
Policy on Academic Dishonesty
Please refer to the APA Style Guide and The SSW Manual for information on attribution of
quotes, plagiarism and appropriate use of assistance in preparing assignments.
All written assignments should contain a signed pledge from you stating that, "I have not given
or received unauthorized aid in preparing this written work". In keeping with the UM SSW
policies, if reason exists to believe that academic dishonesty has occurred, a referral will be made
to the SSW for investigation and further action as required.
Policy on Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities which affect their participation in the course must notify the instructor
if they wish to have special accommodations in instructional format, examination format, etc.
APA Formatting
Unlike many of your courses, assignments do not need to follow APA formatting as we will be
turning in ‘case’ notes from our in class role plays and reflections on using IPT. However, it is
an expectation of this course that you will correctly cite any material NOT included in the course
syllabus following the most recent edition of the APA manual. You should include a reference
list at the end of your assignment if you choose to use outside materials to support your work. If
you are not familiar with this style, please refer to the APA manual.
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COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1:
Module 2:
Module 3:
Module 4:
Module 5:
Module 6:
Module 7:
Introductions, Course Overview, Introduction to Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Initial Sessions: Beginning Tasks of IPT
Middle Sessions: Focal Goals and Strategies - Grief (Complicated Bereavement)
& Interpersonal Disputes
Middle Sessions: Focal Goals and Strategies - Role Transitions & Interpersonal
Deficits
Specific Techniques and Common Problems
Tasks of Termination in IPT
Adaptations of IPT
CLASS 1
Module 1: Introduction, Course Overview & Introduction to IPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Introductions
Course overview
Historical context and empirical evidence supporting IPT for major depression
Epidemiology and morbidity of major depression
What is IPT?
Interpersonal theoretical groundwork
Assessment for diagnosis of major depression
Role of therapeutic interventions and biomarkers
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Overview of IPT (pp. 1-18).
Weissman, Chapter 2, An Outline of IPT (pp. 19-26).
Optional Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 10, Efficacy Data for Acute Treatment of Major Depression (pp. 163-172).
Module 2: Initial Sessions: Beginning Tasks of IPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dealing with depression
Using the sick role
Conducting an interpersonal inventory
Choosing an interpersonal focus (problem area)
Contract and interpersonal case formulation
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 2, The Initial Phase (pp. 27-60).
Markowitz, J.C. & Swartz, H.A. (1997). Case formulation in interpersonal psychotherapy of
depression. In T.D. Eels (Ed.) Handbook of psychotherapy case formulation (p.p. 192222). New York: Guilford.
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CLASS 2
ASSIGNMENT 1: BRIEF CASE DESCRIPTION DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF
CLASS.
Module 3: Middle Sessions: Focal Goals and Strategies - Grief (Complicated Bereavement)
& Interpersonal Disputes
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tasks of the middle sessions
Strategies and techniques for facilitating change
Grief (complicated bereavement) – goals and strategies
Interpersonal disputes – goals and strategies
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 3, Greif (Complicated Bereavement) (pp. 61-74).
Weissman, Chapter 4, Interpersonal Role Disputes (pp. 75-88).
Optional Reading:
Shear, K., Gorscak, B. & Simon, N. (2006). Treatment of complicated grief following violent
death. In E.K. Rynearson (Ed.), Violent Death: Resilience and Intervention Beyond Crisis
(pp. 157-174). New York: Routlege, Taylor & Francis Group.
CLASS 3
ASSIGNMENT 2: CASE FORMULATION DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Module 4: Middle Sessions: Focal Goals and Strategies - Role Transitions & Interpersonal
Deficits
1.
2.
Role transitions – goals and strategies
Interpersonal deficits – goals and strategies
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 5, Role Transitions (pp. 89-102).
Weissman, Chapter 4, Interpersonal Deficits (pp. 103-117).
Optional Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 12, IPT for Dysthymic Disorder (IPT-D) (pp. 185-194).
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CLASS 4
CASE NOTE 1 DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
MODULE 5: Specific Techniques and Common Problems
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Exploratory techniques
Encouragement of affect
Clarification
Communication analysis
Use of therapeutic relationship
Behavior change techniques
Anticipating and handling common problems
Adherence and common client concerns
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 8, Specific Techniques (pp. 123-138).
Weissman, Chapter 9, Common Problems (pp. 139-162).
Weissman, Appendix A: An Integrative Case Example (pp. 403-434).
CLASS 5
CASE NOTE 2 DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Module 6: Tasks of Termination in IPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tasks of termination
Difficulties with termination
Indications for long-term treatment
Maintenance IPT
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, Chapter 7, Termination of Treatment (pp. 117-122).
Optional Reading:
Spanier, C. & Frank, E. (1998). Maintenance interpersonal Psychotherapy: A preventive
treatment for depression. In J.C. Markowitz (Ed.), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (pp. 6798). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
MODULE 7: Adaptations of IPT
1.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents
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2.
3.
Adaptations of IPT for specific populations and other mood and non-mood mental health
diagnoses
Wrap up and evaluations
Assigned Reading:
Weissman, M.M., Markowitz, J.C., & Klerman, G.L. (2007). Clinicians Quick Guide to
Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Section II: Adaptations of IPT for Mood Disorders (pp. 87128) & Section III: Adaptations of IPT for Non-Mood Disorders (pp. 129-148). New
York: Oxford University Press.
Optional Reading:
Mufson, L. & Moreau. (1998). Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescent Depression. In J.C.
Markowitz (Ed.), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (pp. 35-66). Washington, DC: American
Psychiatric Press.
Mufson, L., Doreta, K.P., Moreau, D. & Weissman, M.M. (2004). Interpersonal Psychotherapy
for Depressed Adolescents (2nd Ed). Chapter 20: A comprehensive description of an IPTA case (pp. 251-278).
MONDAY FOLLOWING CLASS 5: CASE NOTE 3 AND REFLECTION DUE BY 5PM
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
American Psychiatric Association (2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR. Washington,
D.C.: Author.
INTRODUCTORY WORKS:
Cutler, Janice L., Goldyne, Adam, Markowitz, John C., Devlin, Michael J., & Glick, Robert A.
2004. Comparing cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and psychodynamic
therapy. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161(9), 1567-1573.
Markowitz, John C., Svartberg, Martin, & Swartz, H.A. (1998). Is IPT time-limited
psychodynamic psychotherapy? Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 7, 185195.
Ravitz, Paula. 2004. The interpersonal fulcrum - interpersonal therapy for treatment of
depression. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin, February, 15-19.
Stuart, Scott. 2006. Interpersonal psychotherapy: A guide to the basics. Psychiatric Annals, 35,
542-549.
Weissman, Myrna M. 2006. A brief history of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Psychiatric Annals,
36, 553-537.
REFERENCE WORKS
Klerman, Gerald L. & Weissman, Myrna M. 1993. New applications of interpersonal
psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
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Markowtiz, J.C. (Ed). 1998. Interpersonal psychotherapy. Review of Psychiatry series, Volume
17. Series Editors: Oldham, J.M., Riba, M.B. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric
Press.
Stuart, Scott, & Robertson, Michael. 2003. Interpersonal psychotherapy: A clinician’s guide.
London: Edward Arnold (Oxford University Press).
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Bledsoe, S.E. (2010). Interpersonal Psychotherapy. In E. J. Mullen (Ed.), Social Work: Oxford
Bibliographies Online. New York: Oxford University Press.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute Bibliography of IPT
International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy Publications
UK IPT Network References
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Brody, Arthur J., Saxena, Sanjaya, Stoessel, Paula, Gillies, Laurie A., Fairbanks, Lynn A.,
Alborzian, Shervin, Phelps, Michael E., Huang, Sung-Cheng, Wu, Hsiao-Ming, Ho,
Matthew L., Ho, Mai K., Au, Scott C., Maidment, Karron, & Baxter, Lewis R. 2001.
Regional brain metabolic changes in patients with major depression treated with either
paroxetine or interpersonal psychotherapy: Preliminary findings. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 58, 631-640.
Cuijpers, Pim, van Straten, Annemieke, Andersson, Gerhard, & van Oppen, Patricia. 2008.
Psychotherapy for depression in adults: a meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 909–922.
Elkin, Irene, Shea, M. Tracie, Watkins, John T., Imber, Stanley D., Stotsky, Stuart M., Collins,
Joseph F., Glass, David R., Pilkonis, Paul A., Leber, William R., Docherty, John P.,
Fiester, Susan J., & Parloff, Morris B. 1989. National Institute of Mental Health treatment
of depression collaborative research program: General effectiveness of treatments.
Archives of General Psychiatry, 46, 971-982.
Martin, Stephen D., Martin, Elizabeth, Rai, Santoch S., Richardson, Mark A., & Royall, Robert.
2001. Brain blood flow changes in depressed patients treated with interpersonal
psychotherapy or venlafaxine hydrochloride. Archives of General Psychiatry, 58, 641648.
Weissman, Myna M., Klerman, Gerald L., Prusoff, Brigitte A., Sholomskas, Diane, & Padian,
Nancy. 1981. Depressed outpatients: Results one year after treatment with drugs and/or
interpersonal psychotherapy. Archives of General Psychiatry, 38, 52-55.
ORIGINAL PUBLISHED MANUALS FOR DEPRESSION
Klerman, Gerald L., Weissman, Myrna M., Rounsaville, Bruce J., & Chevron, Eve S. 1984.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression. New York: Basic Books.
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Weissman, Myrna M., Markowitz, John C., & Klerman, Gerald L. 2007. Clinicians Quick Guide
to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Weissman, Myrna M., Markowitz, John C., & Klerman, Gerald L. 2000. Comprehensive guide to
interpersonal psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.
Translations
Hovaguimian, Théodore & Markowitz, John C. 2003. La Psychothérapie Interpersonnelle de la
Depression. Genee: Editions Medicine & Hygiene Societe.
Klerman, Gerald L., Weissman, Myrna M., Rounsaville, B.J., & Chevron, E.S. 1997.
Interpersonal psychotherapy of depression. (H. Mizushima, M. Shimada, and Y. Ono,
Trans.) Tokyo: Iwasaki Gakujyutsa.
Klerman, Gerald L., Weissman, Myrna M., Rounsaville, Bruce J., Shramm, Elizabeth, Bohus,
Martin, & von Calker, Dietrich. 1996. Interpersonelle Psychotherapie. Bei Depressionen
und Anderen Psychischen Störungen. New York: Schattauer.
Klerman, Gerald L., Weissman, Myrna M., Rounsaville, B.J., & Chevron, E.S. 1989. In G. Berti
Ceroni (Ed.), Psicoterapia interpersoanle della depression (P. Galezzi, Trans.). Torino,
Italy: Bollati Borighieri.
Weissman, Myrna M., Markowitz, John C., Klerman, Gerald L. 2006. Guide de psychotherapie
interpersonnelle (S. Patry, Trans.). New York: Basic Books.
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CLINICAL REFERENCES
Barber, Jaques P. & Muenz, Larry R. 1996. The role of avoidance and obsessiveness in matching
patients to cognitive and interpersonal psychotherapy: empirical findings from the
Treatment for Depression Collaborative Research Program. Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology, 64, 951-958.
Blatt, Sydney J., Quinlan, Donald M., Zuroff, David C., & Pilkonis, Paul A. 1996. Interpersonal
factors in brief treatment of depression: further analyses of the National Institute of
Mental Health Treatment of Depression collaborative Research Program. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 162-171.
Carter, Janet D., Luty, Suzanne B., McKenzie, Janice M., Mulder, Roger T., Frampton,
Christopher M., & Joyce, Peter R. 2010. Patient predictors of response to cognitive
behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy in a randomised clinical trial for
depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, (in press).
Cyranowski, Jill M., Bookwala, Jamila, Feske, Ulrike, Houck, Patricia, Pilkonis, Paul,
Kostelnick, Brian, & Frank, Ellen. 2002. Adult attachment profiles, interpersonal
difficulties, and response to interpersonal psychotherapy in women with recurrent major
depression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 21, 191-217.
Markowitz, John C., & Swartz, Holly A. 2006. Case formulation in interpersonal psychotherapy
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New York: Guilford.
Weissman, Myrna M. 1995. Mastering Depression: A Patient’s Guide to Interpersonal
Psychotherapy. Albany, NY: Graywind Publications, Inc.
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Monitoring forms. NewYork: Oxford University Press.
ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS FOR MOOD DISORDERS
Maintenance Treatment of Depression
Frank, Ellen 1991. Interpersonal psychotherapy as a maintenance treatment for patients with
recurrent depression. Psychotherapy, 28, 259-266.
Frank, Ellen, Kupfer, David J., Perel, James M., Cornes, Cleon D., Jarrett, David B., Mallinger,
Alan G., Thase, Michael E., McEachran, Ann B., & Grochocinski, Victoria S. 1990.
Three-year outcomes for maintenance therapies in recurrent depression. Archives of
General Psychiatry, 47, 1093-1099.
Frank, Ellen, Kupfer, David J., Wagner, Eric F., McEachran, Ann B., & Cornes, Cleon. 1991.
Efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy as a maintenance treatment of recurrent
depression: Contributing factors. Archives of General Psychiatry, 48, 1053-1059.
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Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, Postpartum Depression, and Maternal Depression
Grote, Nancy K., Swartz, Holly A., Geibel, Sharon L., Zuckoff, Allan, Houck, Patricia A., &
Frank, Ellen. 2009. A randomized controlled trial of culturally relevant, brief
interpersonal psychotherapy for perinatal depression. Psychiatric Services, 60, 313-321.
Neugebauer, Richard, Kline, J., Markowitz, John C., Bleiberg, K., Baxi, L., Rosing, M., Levin,
B., Keith, J. 2006. Pilot randomized controlled trial of interpersonal counseling for
subsyndromal depression following miscarriage. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67,
1299-1304.
O’Hara, Michael W., Stuart, Scott, Gorman, Laura L. & Wenzel, Amy. 2000. Efficacy of
interpersonal psychotherapy for postpartum depression. Archives of General Psychiatry,
57, 1039-1045.
Spinelli, Margaret G., & Endicott, Jean. 2003. Controlled clinical trial of interpersonal
psychotherapy versus parenting education program for depressed pregnant women.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 555-562.
Swartz, Holly A., Frank, Ellen, Zuckoff, Allan, Cyranowski, Jill M., Houck, Patricia R., Cheng,
Yu, Fleming, Dana, Grote, Nancy K., Brent, David A., & Shear, M. Katherine. 2008.
Brief interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed mothers whose children are receiving
psychiatric treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 1155–1162.
Disthymic Disorder
Browne, Gina, Steiner, Meir, Roberts, Jacqueline, Gafni, Amiram, Byrne, Carolyn, Dunn,
Edward, Bell, Barbara, Mills, Michael, Chalklin, Lori, Wallik, David, & Kraemer, James.
2002. Sertraline and/or interpersonal psychotherapy for patients with dysthymic disorder
in primary care: 6-month comparison with longitudinal 2-year follow-up of effectiveness
and cost. Journal of Affective Disorders, 68, 317-330.
Feijò de Mello, Marcelo, Myczowisk, Luciana Maria, & Menezes, Paulo Rossi. 2001. A
randomized controlled trial comparing moclobemide and moclobemide plus interpersonal
psychotherapy in the treatment of dysthymic disorder. Journal of Psychotherapy Practice
and Research, 10, 117-123Markowitz, John C. 1998. Interpersonal psychotherapy for
dysthymic disorder. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Markowitz, John C., Kocsis, James H., Bleiberg, Kathryn L., Christos, Paul J., & Sacks, Michael
H. 2005. A comparative trial of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for “pure”
dysthymic patients. Journal of Affective Disorders, 89, 167-175.
Bipolar Disorder
Frank, Ellen 2005. Treating bipolar disorder: A Clinician’s guide to interpersonal and social
rhythm therapy. New York: Guilford.
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Frank, Ellen, Kupfer, David J., Thase, Michael E., Mallinger, Alan G., Swartz, Holly A.,
Fagolini, Andrea M., Grochosinski, Victoria; Houck, Patricia, Scott, John, Thompson,
Wesley, & Monk, Timothy. 2005. Two-year outcomes for interpersonal and social rhythm
therapy in individuals with bipolar I disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 9961004.
Frank, Ellen, Swartz, Holly A., & Kupfer, David J. 2000. Interpersonal and social rhythm
therapy: Managing the chaos of bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 48, 593-604.
APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, FORMATS, AND SETTINGS
Depression in Adolescents
Mufson, Laura, Pollack Dorata, Kristen, Moreau, Donna, & Weissman, Myrna M. 2004a.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (2nd ed). New York: Guilford.
Mufson, Laura, Pollack Dorta, Kristen, Wickramaratne, Priya, Normura, Yoko, Olfson, Mark, &
Weissman, Myrna M. (2004b). A randomized effectiveness trial of interpersonal
psychotherapy for depressed adolescents. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 577-583.
Depression in Older Adults
Bosmans, Judith E., van Schaik, Digna J.F., Heymans, Martijn W., van Marwijk, Harm W., van
Hout, Hein P., de Bruijne, Martine C. 2007. Cost-effectiveness of interpersonal
psychotherapy for elderly primary care patients with major depression. Int J Technol
Assess Health Care, 23, 480-487.
Hinrichsen, Gregory A. & Clougherty, Kathleen F. 2006. Interpersonal psychotherapy for
depressed older adults. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Reynolds, Charles F., III, Dew, Mary Amanda, Pollock, Bruce G., Mulsant, Benoit H., Frank,
Ellen, Miller, Mark D., Houck, Patricia R., Mazumdar, Sati, Butters, Meryl A., Stack,
Jacqueline A., Schlernitzauer, Mary Ann, Whyte, Ellen M., Gildengers, Ariel, Karp,
Jordan, Lenze, Eric, Szanto, Katalin, Bensasi, Salem, & Kupfer, David J. 2006.
Maintenance treatment of major depression in old age. New England Journal of
Medicine, 354, 1130-1138.
Reynolds, Charles F., III, Frank, Ellen, Perel, James M., Imber, Stanley D., Cornes, Cleon,
Miller, Mark D., Mazumdar, Sati, Houck, Patricia R., Dew, Mary Amanda, Stack,
Jacqueline A., Pollock, Bruce G., & Kupfer, David J. 1999. Nortriptyline and
interpersonal psychotherapy as maintenance therapies for recurrent major depression: A
randomized controlled trial in patients older than fifty-nine years. Journal of the
American Medical Associations, 281, 39-45.
Depression in Medical Patients
Brown, Charlotte, Shulberg, Herbert C., Madonia, Michael J., Shear, M. Katherine, & Houck,
Patricia R. 1996. Treatment outcomes for primary care patients with major depression
and lifetime anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 153(10), 1293-1300.
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Caron, Annalise, & Weissman, Myrna M. 2006. Interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of
depression in medical patients. Primary Psychiatry, 13(5), 43-50.
Lespérance, François, Frasure-Smith, Nancy, Koszycki, Diana, Laliberté, Marc-André, van Zyl,
Louis T., Baker, Brian, Swenson, John Robert, Ghatavi, Kayhan, Abramson, Beth L.,
Dorian, Paul, Guertin, Marie-Claude, for the CREATE Investigators. 2007. Effects of
citalopram and interpersonal psychotherapy on depression in patients with coronary artery
disease. Journal of the American Medical Association, 297, 367-379.
Markowitz, John C., Kocsis, James H., Fishman, Baruch, Spielman, Lisa A., Jacobsberg,
Lawrence B., Frances, Allen J., Klerman, Gerald L., & Perry, Samuel W. (1998).
Treatment of HIV-positive patients with depressive symptoms. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 55, 452-457.
Complicated Grief
Shear, Katherine., Frank, Ellen, Houck, Patricia R., & Reynolds, III, Charles F. (2005).
Treatment of complicated grief: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 293, 2601-2608.
Group IPT
Wilfley, Denise E., Mackenzie, K. Roy, Welch, R. Robinson, Ayres, Virginia E., & Weissman,
Myrna M. 2000. Interpersonal psychotherapy for group. New York: Basic Books.
Telephone IPT
Ransom, Dana, Heckman, Timothy Glenn, Anderson, Timothy, Garske, John, Holroyd, Kenneth,
& Basta, Tania. 2008. Telephone-delivered, interpersonal psychotherapy for HIV-infected
rural persons with depression: A pilot trial. Psychiatric Services, 59,871-877.
Miller, Lisa, & Weissman, Myrna M. 2002. Interpersonal psychotherapy delivered over the
telephone to recurrent depressives: A pilot study. Depression and Anxiety, 16, 114-117.
Donnelly, Jean M., Kornblith, Alice B., Fleishman, Stewart, Zuckerman, Enid, Raptis, George,
Hudis, Clifford A., Hamilton, Nicholas, Payne, David, Massie, Mary Jane, Norton, Larry,
& Holland, Jimmie. 2000. A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy by telephone with
cancer patients and their partners. Psycho-Oncology, 9, 44-56.
Cultural Adaptations
Bolton, Paul, Bass, Judith, Neugebauer, Richard, Verdeli, Helen, Clougherty, Kathleen F.,
Wrickmaratne, Priya, Speelman, Liesbeth, Ndogoni, Lincoln, & Weissman, Myrna M.
2003. Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: A randomized
controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289, 3117-3124.
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Verdeli, Helen, Clougherty, Kathleen F., Bolton, Paul, Speelman, Liesbeth, Ndogoni, Lincoln,
Bass, Judith, Neugebauer, Richard, & Weissman, Myrna M. 2003. Adapting group
interpersonal psychotherapy for a developing country: experience in rural Uganda. World
Psychiatry, 2, 114-120.
APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER NON-MOOD DISORDERS
Substance Abuse
Carroll, Kathleen M., Rounsaville, Bruce J., & Gawin, Frank H. 1991. A comparative trial of
psychotherapies for ambulatory cocaine users: Relapse prevention and interpersonal
psychotherapy. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 17, 229-247.
Cherry, Sabrina, & Markowitz, John C. 1996. Interpersonal Psychotherapy. In J.S. Kantor (Ed.),
Clinical depression during addiction recovery: Process, diagnosis, and treatment (165185). New York: Marcel Dekker.
Rounsaville, Bruce J., Glazer, William, Wilber, Charles H., Weissman, Myrna M., & Kleber,
Herbert D. 1983. Short-term interpersonal psychotherapy in methadone-maintained opiate
addicts. Archives of General Psychiatry, 40, 629-636.
Eating Disorders
Agras, W. Stewart, Walsh, Timothy, Fairburn, Christopher G., Wilson, G. Terence, & Kraemer,
Helena C. 2000. A multicenter comparison of cognitive-behavioral therapy and
interpersonal psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa. Archives of General Psychiatry, 57,
459-466.
Apple, Robin F. 1999. Interpersonal therapy for bulimia nervosa. Journal of Clinical Psychology,
55(6), 715-725.
Arcelus, Jon, Whight, Debbie, Langham, Christopher, Baggott, Johnathan, McGrain, Lesley,
Meadows, Lesley, & Meyer, Caroline. 2009. A case series evaluation of a modified
version of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for the treatment of bulimic eating
disorders: A pilot study. European Eating Disorders Review, 17(4), 260-268.
Birchall, Helen. 1999. Interpersonal psychotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders. European
Eating Disorders Review, 7, 315-320.
Fairburn, Christopher G., Jones, Rosemary, Peveler, Robert C., Carr, Sally J., Solomon, Ruth A.,
O’Conner, Marianne E., Burton, Jenny, & Hope, R.A. 1991. Three psychological
treatments for bulimia nervosa: A comparative trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 48,
463-469.
Fairburn, Christopher G., Norman, Patricia A., Welch, Sarah L., O’Connor, Marianne E., Doll,
Helen A. & Peveler, Robert C. 1995. A prospective study of outcome in bulimia nervosa
and the long-term effects of three psychological treatments. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 52, 304-312.
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McIntosh, Virginia V.W., Jordan, Jennifer, Carter, Frances A., Luty, Suzanne E., McKenzie,
Janice M., Bulik, Cynthia M., Frampton, Christopher M.A., & Joyce, Peter R.. 2005.
Three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa: A randomized controlled trial. American
Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 741-747.
Wilfley, Denise E., Welch, R. Robinson, Stein, Richard I., Spurrell, Emily Borman, Cohen, Lisa
R., Saelens, Brian E., Dounchis, Jennifer Zoler, Frank, Mary Ann, Wiseman, Claire V., &
Matt, Georg E. 2002. A randomized comparison of group cognitive-behavioral therapy
and group interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of overweight individuals with
binge-eating disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 158, 638-640.
Wilson, G.T., Wifley, D.E., Agras, S., & Bryson, S.W. (2010). Psychological treatments of binge
eating disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 67, 94-101.
Anxiety Disorders
Bleiberg, Kathryn L., & Markowitz, John C. 2005. A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy
for posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 181-183.
Cyranowski, Jill M., Frank Ellen, Shear, M. Katherine, Swartz, Holly A., Fagiollini, Andrea,
Scott, John, & Kupfer, David J.. 2005. Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression with
panic spectrum symptoms: a pilot study. Depression and Anxiety, 21(3), 140-142.
Hoffart, A., Abrahmsen, G., Bonsaksen, T., Borge, F.M., Ramstad, R., Lipsitz, J., & Markowitz,
John C. 2007. A residential interpersonal treatment for social phobia. New York: Nova
Science Publishers, Inc.
Krupnick, Janice L., Green, Bonnie L., Stockton, Patricia, Miranda, Jeanne, Krause, Elizabeth, &
Mete, Mihriye. 2008. Group interpersonal psychotherapy for low-income women with
posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychotherapy Research, 18(5), 497-507.
Lipsitz, Joshua D., Markowitz, John C., Cherry, Sabrina, & Fyer, Abby. 1999. An open trial of
interpersonal psychotherapy for social phobia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156,
1814-1816.
Lipsitz, Joshua D., Gur, Merav, Miller, Nina L., Forand, Nicholas, Vermes, Donna, & Fyer,
Abby J., 2006. An open trial of interpersonal psychotherapy for panic disorder (IPT-PD).
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(6): 440-445.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Markowitz, John C., Skodol, A.E., & Bleiberg, K. (2006). Interpersonal psychotherapy for
borderline personality disorder: Possible mechanisms of change. Journal of Clinical
Psychology, 62, 432-444.
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