IPT

Medical abbreviation · Mental Health & Psychiatry

IPT
Stands forInterpersonal psychotherapy
CategoriesMedical

IPT stands for Interpersonal psychotherapy, a mental health & psychiatry abbreviation.

Time-limited psychotherapy, typically 12–16 weeks, that treats depression by focusing on current relationships and life events in one of four areas: grief, role disputes, role transitions or interpersonal deficits. It is effective for depression, including perinatal and adolescent depression.

Example: IPT focused on role transition after retirement; session 8 of 16.

Usage notes

Developed by Gerald Klerman and Myrna Weissman in the 1970s and 1980s. IPT has been adapted for group delivery by lay health workers in low-income countries. It is recommended alongside CBT in many depression guidelines. Pronounced as letters.

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