Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents

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    • Mufson, Laura

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Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents

Laura Mufson ... [et al.] ; foreword by David Shaffer

Guilford Press, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index

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Description

This book details the empirical basis of IPT and the rationale for applying this method to the treatment of patients in their teens.

Table of Contents

Preface. Overview. The Origins and Development of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression. Nature of Depression in Adolescents. Current Treatments for Adolescent Depression. Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents. The Initial Phase: Assessment and Diagnosis of Depression. The Interpersonal Context of Depression. Setting the Treatment Contract. The Middle Phase. Grief. Interpersonal Role Dispute. Interpersonal Role Transitions. Interpersonal Deficits. Single-Parent Families. Termination Phase. Special Issues in Treating Adolescents. Special Clinical Situations. Issues in the Therapist-Patient Relationship. Crisis Management. Use of Antidepressant Medication in Conjunction with IPT?A. The Future Direction of IPT?A. Postscript. References. Index.

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