Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B): Overview and Review of Evidence

Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B) is an eight-session adaption of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression. The rationale for developing a briefer form of IPT rests on the paucity of empirical evidence linking increased therapy "dose" to enh...

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Published in:American journal of psychotherapy 2014, Vol.68 (4), p.443-462
Main Authors: Swartz, Holly A., Grote, Nancy K., Graham, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advantages
Antidepressants
Behavior
Brief
Cognition & reasoning
Depression
Health care access
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Intervention
Medical personnel
Mental health
Primary care
Psychotherapy
Studies
Therapists
Therapy
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Summary:Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B) is an eight-session adaption of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression. The rationale for developing a briefer form of IPT rests on the paucity of empirical evidence linking increased therapy "dose" to enhanced therapeutic effects. The goal of IPT-B is to allow individuals who are unlikely to attend 16 sessions of psychotherapy-because of external or internal constraints-to receive the full benefits of IPT in fewer sessions. We provide an overview of IPT-B and describe the modifications made to standard IPT to adjust for the truncated time course. We then review the empirical evidence supporting this briefer model of IPT, including four open studies, one matched case-control study, and three randomized controlled trials. We conclude that IPT-B offers the dual advantages of rapid relief from suffering and decreased resource utilization.
ISSN:0002-9564
2575-6559
DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2014.68.4.443