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Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A)
Anat Brunstein-Klomek1, Gil Zalsman, Laura Mufson
1Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences
|August 2, 2007
Summary
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A) offers a non-pharmacological approach to treating adolescent depression. This evidence-based therapy is brief, efficient, and effective in various settings.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Adolescent Mental Health
Background:
- The FDA issued a black box warning for serotonin receptor reuptake inhibitors, increasing the need for alternative treatments.
- Adolescent depression requires effective and safe therapeutic interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the theoretical formulation, practical application, and efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A).
- To highlight IPT-A as a viable non-pharmacological treatment for adolescent depression.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive literature review was conducted.
- Searched peer-reviewed journals, books, and edited chapters using Medline and PsychInfo databases.
- Included publications from 1966 to February 2005.
Main Results:
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A) is an evidence-based psychotherapy.
- IPT-A demonstrates efficacy in both hospital-based and community outpatient settings.
Conclusions:
- IPT-A is a brief and efficient therapeutic option for adolescent depression.
- Training programs in IPT-A for child psychologists and psychiatrists are recommended to enhance treatment accessibility.
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