Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Introduction Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a structured, time-limited therapy focused on improving interpersonal relationships and communication patterns to alleviate psychological distress, especially depression. It was developed in the 1970s by Gerald Klerman and Myrna Weissman. IPT is based on the idea that interpersonal issues contribute to mental health problems and resolving them leads to emotional […]